Winter nights in Berling are colder than in 92% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 24.3°C. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 80% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 25°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 65 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Phalsbourg station, 5.9 km south-east.
A year in Berling at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Phalsbourg station.
What a year in Berling feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Phalsbourg.
About 865 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 36th wettest of 80 towns of 2,500+ in Moselle.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Volmunster
A frosty town: 65 frosts and 44 days of 25°C a year
On about 65 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 19 days it stays below freezing all day. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Phalsbourg: 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 Phalsbourg
Phalsbourg is 5.9 km south-east of Berling. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Berling itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Phalsbourg (57168001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.9 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 377 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 286 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Volmunster, 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 Berling 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berling | Phalsbourg | 24.3°C | −0.7°C | 865 mm |
| Phalsbourg 4.5 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 865 mm |
| Saverne 11 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 865 mm |
| Marmoutier 16 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 865 mm |
| Sarrebourg 16 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 865 mm |
| Dettwiller 17 km | Strasbourg-Entzheim | 26.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 636 mm |
| Bouxwiller 17 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −1.5°C 0.8°C colder | 954 mm |
Berling weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Phalsbourg station; sunshine at Volmunster.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.0°C | −0.7°C | 1.6°C | 68 mm | 50 |
| February | 5.5°C | −0.3°C | 2.6°C | 64 mm | 77 |
| March | 10.0°C | 2.5°C | 6.2°C | 67 mm | 160 |
| April | 14.8°C | 5.5°C | 10.2°C | 54 mm | 205 |
| May | 18.7°C | 9.2°C | 14.0°C | 81 mm | 218 |
| June | 22.4°C | 12.5°C | 17.4°C | 69 mm | 241 |
| July | 24.3°C | 14.5°C | 19.4°C | 72 mm | 246 |
| August | 24.1°C | 14.4°C | 19.3°C | 73 mm | 212 |
| September | 19.6°C | 10.8°C | 15.2°C | 72 mm | 173 |
| October | 13.9°C | 7.2°C | 10.6°C | 83 mm | 105 |
| November | 7.9°C | 3.1°C | 5.5°C | 75 mm | 52 |
| December | 4.7°C | 0.2°C | 2.5°C | 87 mm | 40 |
| Year | 14.2°C | 6.6°C | 10.4°C | 865 mm | 1,778 |
Where Berling’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Phalsbourg, 5.9 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, Volmunster, 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 Moselle.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Berling’s climate
How warm does Berling get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Berling get in winter?
January nights average −0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 65 nights a year, and about 19 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Berling get?
About 865 mm a year, more than 73% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (87 mm) and April the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Volmunster (37 km away), averages 1,778 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Berling itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Berling, Phalsbourg, 5.9 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 PHALSBOURG_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Berling →
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.