Chalaines has colder winter nights than 89% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 24.8°C. Rain peaks in December and eases off in April. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 75% of mainland French towns. The outdoor season runs from May to September, with highs of 19–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Nancy-Ochey station, 20 km east.
A year in Chalaines at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nancy-Ochey station.
What a year in Chalaines 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. 8th wettest of 10 towns of 2,500+ in Meuse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nonsard
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 20 km east of Chalaines. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chalaines itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nancy-Ochey (54405001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km east |
| Station altitude | 336 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 273 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Nonsard, 37 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 Chalaines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalaines | Nancy-Ochey | 24.8°C | −0.4°C | 810 mm |
| Foug 12 km | same station | 24.8°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 810 mm |
| Écrouves 15 km | same station | 24.8°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 810 mm |
| Toul 17 km | same station | 24.8°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 810 mm |
| Commercy 19 km | Erneville-aux-Bois | 24.7°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 1,022 mm |
| Gondreville 23 km | Nancy-Essey | 25.8°C 1°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Neufchâteau 27 km | Cirfontaines | 24.7°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 904 mm |
Chalaines weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nancy-Ochey station; sunshine at Nonsard.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.6°C | −0.4°C | 2.1°C | 67 mm | 50 |
| February | 6.2°C | −0.1°C | 3.1°C | 60 mm | 79 |
| March | 10.7°C | 2.2°C | 6.5°C | 59 mm | 153 |
| April | 14.9°C | 4.9°C | 9.9°C | 51 mm | 192 |
| May | 18.8°C | 8.6°C | 13.7°C | 74 mm | 215 |
| June | 22.5°C | 11.8°C | 17.2°C | 62 mm | 236 |
| July | 24.8°C | 13.8°C | 19.3°C | 69 mm | 250 |
| August | 24.5°C | 13.7°C | 19.1°C | 72 mm | 212 |
| September | 19.9°C | 10.2°C | 15.0°C | 67 mm | 176 |
| October | 14.6°C | 7.2°C | 10.9°C | 73 mm | 103 |
| November | 8.7°C | 3.3°C | 6.0°C | 76 mm | 48 |
| December | 5.3°C | 0.7°C | 3.0°C | 83 mm | 40 |
| Year | 14.6°C | 6.3°C | 10.5°C | 810 mm | 1,753 |
Where Chalaines’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nancy-Ochey, 20 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, 37 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 Chalaines’s climate
How warm does Chalaines 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 Chalaines 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 Chalaines 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, Nonsard (37 km away), averages 1,753 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chalaines itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chalaines, Nancy-Ochey, 20 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 Chalaines →
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.