Climate - Nancy (France)

The climate of Nancy is semi-continental, characterized by cold and gray winters, accompanied by frequent snowfalls, although generally not abundant, and warm summers, with some hot days, and with some chance of thunderstorms.
The city is located at 200 meters (650 feet) above sea level, in the north-east of France, in Lorraine, which together with Alsace is the coldest region of France in winter.
The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is of 1.9 °C (35 °F), that of the warmest month (July) is of 19.4 °C (67 °F). Here are the average temperatures.

Precipitation amounts to 775 millimeters (30.5 inches) per year: so, it is at an intermediate level. It ranges from 50 mm (2 in) in the driest month (April) to 80 mm (3.1 in) in the wettest (December). Here is the average precipitation.

The winter is cold and gray. There may be relatively mild periods, when Atlantic currents prevail, and other colder periods, when the temperature drops below freezing and it can snow.
Sometimes, there can be cold spells, in which temperatures can drop as low as -10 °C (14 °F) or even below. The temperature dropped to -21.5 °C (-6.5 °F) in January 1968, to -18 °C (-0.5 °F) in January 1976, to -15 °C (5 °F) in January 1979, to -17.5 °C (0.5 °F) in January 1985, to -18 °C (-0.5 °F) in February 1986, to -17 °C (1.5 °F) in January 1987, to -18 °C (-0.5 °F) in January 1987, to -15.5 °C (4 °F) in December 2009, to -16 °C (3 °F) in December 2010, and to -15 °C (5 °F) in February 2012.
In summer, the temperatures are generally pleasant and lend themselves to outdoor activities, although sometimes there can be rains and thunderstorms.
At times, hot periods can occur, generally of short duration, which in recent years are becoming more frequent due to global warming, and in which the temperature can exceed 32 °C (90 °F). The temperature reached 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) in July 1983, 39.3 °C in August 2003, 37 °C (98.5 °F) in August 2012, 38 °C (100.5 °F) in July and in August 2015, 37 °C (98.5 °F) in late June 2019, 40 °C (104 °F) in July 2019 (record), and 37 °C (98.5 °F) in August 2020.



On average, there are around 1,660 sunshine hours per year. Here are the average sunshine hours per day.

Best Time

The best time to visit Nancy runs from mid-May to mid-September, since it is the warmest and sunniest period of the year. Sometimes, it can be hot in July and August, while in other circumstances, nights can be cool or even a little cold even in these months, so it can be useful to bring a sweatshirt or sweater and a light jacket for the evening.