Nights turn raw in Étain each January, colder than in 84% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.8°C. December is the wettest month, April the driest. Of the 10 towns of 2,500+ in Meuse, it is the driest. An umbrella earns its place on about 118 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Metz-Frescaty station, 39 km south-east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Étain at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Metz-Frescaty station.
What a year in Étain 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 39 km south-east of Étain. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Étain itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Metz-Frescaty (57039001) |
| Distance from the town | 39 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 192 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 208 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Nonsard, 33 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 Étain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étain | Metz-Frescaty | 25.8°C | 0.0°C | 714 mm |
| Bouligny 12 km | Villette | 23.4°C 2.4°C cooler | −0.4°C about the same | 909 mm |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse 19 km | Septsarges | 24.2°C 1.6°C cooler | −0.1°C about the same | 943 mm |
| Jarny 19 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 0.0°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Verdun 19 km | Septsarges | 24.2°C 1.6°C cooler | −0.1°C about the same | 943 mm |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse 21 km | Septsarges | 24.2°C 1.6°C cooler | −0.1°C about the same | 943 mm |
| Val de Briey 22 km | Malancourt | 24.3°C 1.5°C cooler | −0.4°C about the same | 884 mm |
Étain 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 Étain’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Metz-Frescaty, 39 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, 33 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 Étain’s climate
How warm does Étain 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 Étain 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 Étain 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 (33 km away), averages 1,753 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Étain itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Étain, Metz-Frescaty, 39 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 Étain →
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.