January in Arraye-et-Han bites harder than in 87% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.8°C. December is the wettest month, April the driest. Warm afternoons come less often than in 62% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Nancy-Essey station, 17 km south.
A year in Arraye-et-Han at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nancy-Essey station.
What a year in Arraye-et-Han feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nancy-Essey.
About 746 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 22nd wettest of 57 towns of 2,500+ in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine
A frosty town: 63 frosts and 55 days of 25°C a year
On about 63 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 10 days it stays below freezing all day. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nancy-Essey: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Nancy-Essey
Nancy-Essey is 17 km south of Arraye-et-Han. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Arraye-et-Han itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nancy-Essey (54526001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km south |
| Station altitude | 212 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 198 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 16 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine, 16 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Arraye-et-Han compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arraye-et-Han | Nancy-Essey | 25.8°C | −0.2°C | 746 mm |
| Custines 12 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Bouxières-aux-Dames 13 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Seichamps 14 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Pompey 15 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Frouard 15 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Pulnoy 15 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
Arraye-et-Han weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nancy-Essey station; sunshine at Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4°C | −0.2°C | 2.6°C | 64 mm | 51 |
| February | 7.1°C | 0.0°C | 3.5°C | 55 mm | 84 |
| March | 11.6°C | 2.1°C | 6.9°C | 54 mm | 164 |
| April | 15.8°C | 4.5°C | 10.2°C | 44 mm | 202 |
| May | 19.8°C | 8.7°C | 14.2°C | 68 mm | 222 |
| June | 23.5°C | 12.2°C | 17.9°C | 56 mm | 234 |
| July | 25.8°C | 14.2°C | 20.0°C | 63 mm | 258 |
| August | 25.4°C | 13.9°C | 19.6°C | 67 mm | 221 |
| September | 20.9°C | 10.2°C | 15.6°C | 61 mm | 189 |
| October | 15.5°C | 7.1°C | 11.3°C | 67 mm | 107 |
| November | 9.4°C | 3.4°C | 6.4°C | 69 mm | 56 |
| December | 6.0°C | 1.0°C | 3.5°C | 78 mm | 46 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 6.4°C | 11.0°C | 746 mm | 1,833 |
Where Arraye-et-Han’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nancy-Essey, 17 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine, 16 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Arraye-et-Han’s climate
How warm does Arraye-et-Han get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 55 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 62% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Arraye-et-Han get in winter?
January nights average −0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 63 nights a year, and about 10 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Arraye-et-Han get?
About 746 mm a year, less than 53% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (78 mm) and April the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine (16 km away), averages 1,833 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Arraye-et-Han itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Arraye-et-Han, Nancy-Essey, 17 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station NANCY-ESSEY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Arraye-et-Han →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.