Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Belles-Forêts
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.3°C on average. Temperatures cover 27°C across the year, low to high. Of the 80 towns of 2,500+ in Moselle, it is the wettest. The heating season runs November to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Badonviller station, 34 km south; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Belles-Forêts at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Badonviller station.
What a year in Belles-Forêts feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Badonviller.
About 1,066 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 33 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 80 towns of 2,500+ in Moselle.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 88 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 88 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 12 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Badonviller: 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 Badonviller
Badonviller is 34 km south of Belles-Forêts. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Belles-Forêts itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Badonviller (54040001) |
| Distance from the town | 34 km south |
| Station altitude | 336 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 235 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 18 km |
Belles-Forêts sits 101 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Belles-Forêts to run about 0.7°C warmer than these figures.
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 Belles-Forêts 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 Moselle.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belles-Forêts | Badonviller | 25.3°C | −1.3°C | 1,066 mm |
| Dieuze 13 km | Nancy-Essey | 25.8°C 0.5°C warmer | −0.2°C 1.1°C milder | 746 mm |
| Sarrebourg 14 km | Phalsbourg | 24.3°C 1°C cooler | −0.7°C 0.6°C milder | 865 mm |
| Sarre-Union 20 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 1.1°C warmer | −1.5°C about the same | 954 mm |
| Morhange 22 km | Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine | 25.1°C about the same | −0.5°C 0.8°C milder | 679 mm |
| Sarralbe 23 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 1.1°C warmer | −1.5°C about the same | 954 mm |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs 27 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 1.1°C warmer | −1.5°C about the same | 954 mm |
Belles-Forêts weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Badonviller station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1°C | −1.3°C | 1.9°C | 90 mm |
| February | 6.7°C | −1.3°C | 2.7°C | 81 mm |
| March | 11.1°C | 0.8°C | 5.9°C | 81 mm |
| April | 15.7°C | 3.2°C | 9.4°C | 68 mm |
| May | 19.6°C | 7.4°C | 13.5°C | 97 mm |
| June | 23.2°C | 10.7°C | 16.9°C | 86 mm |
| July | 25.3°C | 12.6°C | 18.9°C | 93 mm |
| August | 25.0°C | 12.3°C | 18.7°C | 84 mm |
| September | 20.6°C | 8.9°C | 14.7°C | 91 mm |
| October | 15.5°C | 6.0°C | 10.8°C | 94 mm |
| November | 9.3°C | 2.2°C | 5.8°C | 97 mm |
| December | 5.8°C | −0.1°C | 2.8°C | 104 mm |
| Year | 15.2°C | 5.1°C | 10.2°C | 1,066 mm |
Where Belles-Forêts’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Badonviller, 34 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.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Moselle.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Belles-Forêts’s climate
How warm does Belles-Forêts get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.3°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Belles-Forêts get in winter?
January nights average −1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 88 nights a year, and about 12 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Belles-Forêts get?
About 1,066 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (104 mm) and April the driest (68 mm).
Are these figures for Belles-Forêts itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Belles-Forêts, Badonviller, 34 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 BADONVILLER, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Belles-Forêts →
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.