Rouves has colder winter nights than 90% of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.1°C. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 75% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is December; the driest is April. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 19–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine station, 9.3 km north.
A year in Rouves at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine station.
What a year in Rouves feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine.
About 679 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 58th 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: 62 frosts and 49 days of 25°C a year
On about 62 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine: 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 Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine
Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine is 9.3 km north of Rouves. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rouves itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine (57251001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.3 km north |
| Station altitude | 260 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 186 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Rouves 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouves | Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine | 25.1°C | −0.5°C | 679 mm |
| Pont-à-Mousson 11 km | Metz-Frescaty | 25.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.0°C 0.5°C milder | 714 mm |
| Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson 12 km | Metz-Frescaty | 25.8°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.0°C 0.5°C milder | 714 mm |
| Dieulouard 12 km | Nancy-Essey | 25.8°C 0.7°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Custines 13 km | Nancy-Essey | 25.8°C 0.7°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Pompey 16 km | Nancy-Essey | 25.8°C 0.7°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Bouxières-aux-Dames 16 km | Nancy-Essey | 25.8°C 0.7°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
Rouves weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.7°C | −0.5°C | 2.1°C | 53 mm | 51 |
| February | 6.5°C | −0.1°C | 3.2°C | 48 mm | 84 |
| March | 10.9°C | 2.1°C | 6.5°C | 47 mm | 164 |
| April | 15.4°C | 4.9°C | 10.1°C | 40 mm | 202 |
| May | 19.3°C | 8.8°C | 14.1°C | 64 mm | 222 |
| June | 23.1°C | 12.1°C | 17.6°C | 57 mm | 234 |
| July | 25.1°C | 14.2°C | 19.7°C | 64 mm | 258 |
| August | 24.8°C | 14.1°C | 19.4°C | 60 mm | 221 |
| September | 20.2°C | 10.5°C | 15.3°C | 59 mm | 189 |
| October | 14.9°C | 7.2°C | 11.0°C | 61 mm | 107 |
| November | 8.8°C | 3.3°C | 6.0°C | 60 mm | 56 |
| December | 5.3°C | 0.6°C | 3.0°C | 67 mm | 46 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 6.4°C | 10.7°C | 679 mm | 1,833 |
Where Rouves’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine, 9.3 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, 9.3 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 Rouves’s climate
How warm does Rouves get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rouves get in winter?
January nights average −0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 62 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rouves get?
About 679 mm a year, less than 75% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (67 mm) and April the driest (40 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine (9.3 km away), averages 1,833 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rouves itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rouves, Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine, 9.3 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 AEROPORT METZ-NANCY-LORRAINE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rouves →
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.