Midwinter lows in Buzy-Darmont sink below those of 84% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.8°C. None of the 10 towns of 2,500+ in Meuse gets less rain. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 26°C. 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, 32 km east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Buzy-Darmont at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Metz-Frescaty station.
What a year in Buzy-Darmont 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. 10th wettest of 10 towns of 2,500+ in Meuse.
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 32 km east of Buzy-Darmont. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Buzy-Darmont itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Metz-Frescaty (57039001) |
| Distance from the town | 32 km east |
| Station altitude | 192 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 195 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Nonsard, 27 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 Buzy-Darmont 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 Meuse.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzy-Darmont | Metz-Frescaty | 25.8°C | 0.0°C | 714 mm |
| Étain 7.3 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Jarny 12 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Bouligny 14 km | Villette | 23.4°C 2.4°C cooler | −0.4°C about the same | 909 mm |
| Val de Briey 19 km | Malancourt | 24.3°C 1.5°C cooler | −0.4°C about the same | 884 mm |
| Auboué 20 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Homécourt 21 km | Malancourt | 24.3°C 1.5°C cooler | −0.4°C about the same | 884 mm |
Buzy-Darmont 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 Buzy-Darmont’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Metz-Frescaty, 32 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, 27 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 Meuse.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Buzy-Darmont’s climate
How warm does Buzy-Darmont 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 Buzy-Darmont 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 Buzy-Darmont 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 (27 km away), averages 1,753 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Buzy-Darmont itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Buzy-Darmont, Metz-Frescaty, 32 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 Buzy-Darmont →
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.