Nights turn raw in Maxey-sur-Vaise each January, colder than in 89% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 24.8°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 75% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 25°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 125 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Nancy-Ochey station, 22 km east.
A year in Maxey-sur-Vaise at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nancy-Ochey station.
What a year in Maxey-sur-Vaise 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 Nancy-Essey
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 22 km east of Maxey-sur-Vaise. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Maxey-sur-Vaise itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nancy-Ochey (54405001) |
| Distance from the town | 22 km east |
| Station altitude | 336 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 255 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 20 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Nancy-Essey, 44 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 Maxey-sur-Vaise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxey-sur-Vaise | Nancy-Ochey | 24.8°C | −0.4°C | 810 mm |
| Foug 18 km | same station | 24.8°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 810 mm |
| Neufchâteau 20 km | Cirfontaines | 24.7°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 904 mm |
| Écrouves 21 km | same station | 24.8°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 810 mm |
| Toul 23 km | same station | 24.8°C about the same | −0.4°C about the same | 810 mm |
| Commercy 25 km | Erneville-aux-Bois | 24.7°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 1,022 mm |
| Gondreville 28 km | Nancy-Essey | 25.8°C 1°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
Maxey-sur-Vaise weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nancy-Ochey station; sunshine at Nancy-Essey.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.6°C | −0.4°C | 2.1°C | 67 mm | 52 |
| February | 6.2°C | −0.1°C | 3.1°C | 60 mm | 80 |
| March | 10.7°C | 2.2°C | 6.5°C | 59 mm | 140 |
| April | 14.9°C | 4.9°C | 9.9°C | 51 mm | 181 |
| May | 18.8°C | 8.6°C | 13.7°C | 74 mm | 206 |
| June | 22.5°C | 11.8°C | 17.2°C | 62 mm | 224 |
| July | 24.8°C | 13.8°C | 19.3°C | 69 mm | 235 |
| August | 24.5°C | 13.7°C | 19.1°C | 72 mm | 219 |
| September | 19.9°C | 10.2°C | 15.0°C | 67 mm | 172 |
| October | 14.6°C | 7.2°C | 10.9°C | 73 mm | 105 |
| November | 8.7°C | 3.3°C | 6.0°C | 76 mm | 52 |
| December | 5.3°C | 0.7°C | 3.0°C | 83 mm | 43 |
| Year | 14.6°C | 6.3°C | 10.5°C | 810 mm | 1,708 |
Where Maxey-sur-Vaise’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nancy-Ochey, 22 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, Nancy-Essey, 44 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 Maxey-sur-Vaise’s climate
How warm does Maxey-sur-Vaise 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 Maxey-sur-Vaise 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 Maxey-sur-Vaise 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, Nancy-Essey (44 km away), averages 1,708 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Maxey-sur-Vaise itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Maxey-sur-Vaise, Nancy-Ochey, 22 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 Maxey-sur-Vaise →
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