January in Dampvitoux bites harder than in 84% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.8°C. A year here swings 26°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 63% of mainland French towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to March, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Metz-Frescaty station, 22 km east.
A year in Dampvitoux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Metz-Frescaty station.
What a year in Dampvitoux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Metz-Frescaty.
About 714 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 53rd wettest of 57 towns of 2,500+ in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nonsard
A frosty town: 61 frosts and 56 days of 25°C a year
On about 61 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Metz-Frescaty: 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 Metz-Frescaty
Metz-Frescaty is 22 km east of Dampvitoux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Dampvitoux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Metz-Frescaty (57039001) |
| Distance from the town | 22 km east |
| Station altitude | 192 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 248 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 10 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Nonsard, 10 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 Dampvitoux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dampvitoux | Metz-Frescaty | 25.8°C | 0.0°C | 714 mm |
| Pagny-sur-Moselle 13 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Jarny 16 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Ars-sur-Moselle 18 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Pont-à-Mousson 19 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson 21 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Moulins-lès-Metz 22 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 714 mm |
Dampvitoux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Metz-Frescaty station; sunshine at Nonsard.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4°C | 0.0°C | 2.7°C | 62 mm | 50 |
| February | 7.1°C | 0.1°C | 3.6°C | 56 mm | 79 |
| March | 11.6°C | 2.4°C | 7.0°C | 51 mm | 153 |
| April | 16.0°C | 4.9°C | 10.5°C | 45 mm | 192 |
| May | 20.0°C | 9.0°C | 14.5°C | 57 mm | 215 |
| June | 23.6°C | 12.3°C | 17.9°C | 56 mm | 236 |
| July | 25.8°C | 14.4°C | 20.1°C | 60 mm | 250 |
| August | 25.5°C | 14.0°C | 19.7°C | 59 mm | 212 |
| September | 20.9°C | 10.4°C | 15.7°C | 62 mm | 176 |
| October | 15.4°C | 7.2°C | 11.3°C | 65 mm | 103 |
| November | 9.4°C | 3.6°C | 6.5°C | 65 mm | 48 |
| December | 6.0°C | 1.0°C | 3.5°C | 77 mm | 40 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 6.6°C | 11.1°C | 714 mm | 1,753 |
Where Dampvitoux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Metz-Frescaty, 22 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, Nonsard, 10 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 Dampvitoux’s climate
How warm does Dampvitoux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 58% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Dampvitoux get in winter?
January nights average 0.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 61 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Dampvitoux get?
About 714 mm a year, less than 63% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (77 mm) and April the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nonsard (10 km away), averages 1,753 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Dampvitoux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Dampvitoux, Metz-Frescaty, 22 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 METZ-FRESCATY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Dampvitoux →
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.