Photo: Michiel1972 · CC BY-SA 3.0Chaligny has colder winter nights than 89% of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 24.8°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 75% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 125 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Nancy-Ochey station, 10 km south-west.
A year in Chaligny at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nancy-Ochey station.
What a year in Chaligny feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nancy-Ochey.
About 810 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 17th wettest of 57 towns of 2,500+ in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nancy-Essey
A frosty town: 63 frosts and 46 days of 25°C a year
On about 63 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 13 days it stays below freezing all day. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nancy-Ochey: 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-Ochey
Nancy-Ochey is 10 km south-west of Chaligny. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chaligny itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nancy-Ochey (54405001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 336 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 272 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Nancy-Essey, 12 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 Chaligny 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaligny | Nancy-Ochey | 24.8°C | −0.4°C | 810 mm |
| Neuves-Maisons 1.6 km | Nancy-Essey | 25.8°C 1°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Ludres 6 km | Nancy-Essey | 25.8°C 1°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Villers-lès-Nancy 6.2 km | same station | 24.8°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 810 mm |
| Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 7.7 km | Nancy-Essey | 25.8°C 1°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Laxou 8.3 km | Nancy-Essey | 25.8°C 1°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Heillecourt 8.8 km | Nancy-Essey | 25.8°C 1°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
Chaligny weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nancy-Ochey station; sunshine at Nancy-Essey.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.6°C | −0.4°C | 2.1°C | 67 mm | 52 |
| February | 6.2°C | −0.1°C | 3.1°C | 60 mm | 80 |
| March | 10.7°C | 2.2°C | 6.5°C | 59 mm | 140 |
| April | 14.9°C | 4.9°C | 9.9°C | 51 mm | 181 |
| May | 18.8°C | 8.6°C | 13.7°C | 74 mm | 206 |
| June | 22.5°C | 11.8°C | 17.2°C | 62 mm | 224 |
| July | 24.8°C | 13.8°C | 19.3°C | 69 mm | 235 |
| August | 24.5°C | 13.7°C | 19.1°C | 72 mm | 219 |
| September | 19.9°C | 10.2°C | 15.0°C | 67 mm | 172 |
| October | 14.6°C | 7.2°C | 10.9°C | 73 mm | 105 |
| November | 8.7°C | 3.3°C | 6.0°C | 76 mm | 52 |
| December | 5.3°C | 0.7°C | 3.0°C | 83 mm | 43 |
| Year | 14.6°C | 6.3°C | 10.5°C | 810 mm | 1,708 |
Where Chaligny’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nancy-Ochey, 10 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, Nancy-Essey, 12 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 Chaligny’s climate
How warm does Chaligny get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.8°C. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 73% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chaligny get in winter?
January nights average −0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 63 nights a year, and about 13 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chaligny get?
About 810 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (83 mm) and April the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nancy-Essey (12 km away), averages 1,708 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chaligny itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chaligny, Nancy-Ochey, 10 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-OCHEY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chaligny →
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.