Ice on the ground: Lion-devant-Dun sees more frosts than 93% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 25.1°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 86% of mainland French towns. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. An umbrella earns its place on about 139 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Linay station, 23 km north.
A year in Lion-devant-Dun at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Linay station.
What a year in Lion-devant-Dun feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Linay.
About 969 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 10 towns of 2,500+ in Meuse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Charleville-Mez
A frosty town: 74 frosts and 51 days of 25°C a year
On about 74 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Linay: 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 Linay
Linay is 23 km north of Lion-devant-Dun. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lion-devant-Dun itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Linay (08255001) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km north |
| Station altitude | 177 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 175 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Charleville-Mez, 59 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 Lion-devant-Dun 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lion-devant-Dun | Linay | 25.1°C | −0.4°C | 969 mm |
| Carignan 25 km | same station | 25.1°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 969 mm |
| Longuyon 27 km | Villette | 23.4°C 1.7°C cooler | −0.4°C about the same | 909 mm |
| Thierville-sur-Meuse 29 km | Septsarges | 24.2°C 0.9°C cooler | −0.1°C about the same | 943 mm |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse 29 km | Septsarges | 24.2°C 0.9°C cooler | −0.1°C about the same | 943 mm |
Lion-devant-Dun weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Linay station; sunshine at Charleville-Mez.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6°C | −0.4°C | 2.6°C | 104 mm | 50 |
| February | 7.2°C | −0.4°C | 3.4°C | 82 mm | 69 |
| March | 11.7°C | 1.5°C | 6.6°C | 71 mm | 128 |
| April | 16.0°C | 3.3°C | 9.6°C | 58 mm | 177 |
| May | 20.0°C | 7.4°C | 13.7°C | 71 mm | 197 |
| June | 23.0°C | 10.6°C | 16.8°C | 75 mm | 203 |
| July | 25.1°C | 12.3°C | 18.7°C | 74 mm | 214 |
| August | 24.7°C | 11.9°C | 18.3°C | 81 mm | 199 |
| September | 20.7°C | 8.7°C | 14.7°C | 64 mm | 153 |
| October | 15.4°C | 6.3°C | 10.9°C | 82 mm | 97 |
| November | 9.5°C | 3.2°C | 6.3°C | 88 mm | 48 |
| December | 6.3°C | 0.7°C | 3.5°C | 120 mm | 41 |
| Year | 15.4°C | 5.4°C | 10.4°C | 969 mm | 1,576 |
Where Lion-devant-Dun’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Linay, 23 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, Charleville-Mez, 59 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 Lion-devant-Dun’s climate
How warm does Lion-devant-Dun get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 51 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lion-devant-Dun get in winter?
January nights average −0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 74 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lion-devant-Dun get?
About 969 mm a year, more than 86% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (120 mm) and April the driest (58 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Charleville-Mez (59 km away), averages 1,576 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lion-devant-Dun itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lion-devant-Dun, Linay, 23 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 LINAY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lion-devant-Dun →
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.