Winter nights in Diffembach-lès-Hellimer are colder than in 90% of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.1°C. Rain is light here, less than falls on 75% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 26°C. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 19–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine station, 44 km west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Diffembach-lès-Hellimer at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine station.
What a year in Diffembach-lès-Hellimer feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine.
About 679 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 64th wettest of 80 towns of 2,500+ in Moselle.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Volmunster
A frosty town: 62 frosts and 49 days of 25°C a year
On about 62 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine: 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 Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine
Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine is 44 km west of Diffembach-lès-Hellimer. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Diffembach-lès-Hellimer itself. At that distance, read them as the area’s climate.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine (57251001) |
| Distance from the town | 44 km west |
| Station altitude | 260 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 233 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Volmunster, 41 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 Diffembach-lès-Hellimer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diffembach-lès-Hellimer | Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine | 25.1°C | −0.5°C | 679 mm |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs 7.9 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.5°C 1°C colder | 954 mm |
| Macheren 13 km | same station | 25.1°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 679 mm |
| Farébersviller 13 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.5°C 1°C colder | 954 mm |
| Sarralbe 13 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.5°C 1°C colder | 954 mm |
| Valmont 14 km | same station | 25.1°C about the same | −0.5°C about the same | 679 mm |
| Woustviller 14 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 1.3°C warmer | −1.5°C 1°C colder | 954 mm |
Diffembach-lès-Hellimer weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine station; sunshine at Volmunster.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.7°C | −0.5°C | 2.1°C | 53 mm | 50 |
| February | 6.5°C | −0.1°C | 3.2°C | 48 mm | 77 |
| March | 10.9°C | 2.1°C | 6.5°C | 47 mm | 160 |
| April | 15.4°C | 4.9°C | 10.1°C | 40 mm | 205 |
| May | 19.3°C | 8.8°C | 14.1°C | 64 mm | 218 |
| June | 23.1°C | 12.1°C | 17.6°C | 57 mm | 241 |
| July | 25.1°C | 14.2°C | 19.7°C | 64 mm | 246 |
| August | 24.8°C | 14.1°C | 19.4°C | 60 mm | 212 |
| September | 20.2°C | 10.5°C | 15.3°C | 59 mm | 173 |
| October | 14.9°C | 7.2°C | 11.0°C | 61 mm | 105 |
| November | 8.8°C | 3.3°C | 6.0°C | 60 mm | 52 |
| December | 5.3°C | 0.6°C | 3.0°C | 67 mm | 40 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 6.4°C | 10.7°C | 679 mm | 1,778 |
Where Diffembach-lès-Hellimer’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine, 44 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, 41 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 Diffembach-lès-Hellimer’s climate
How warm does Diffembach-lès-Hellimer get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 49 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Diffembach-lès-Hellimer get in winter?
January nights average −0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 62 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Diffembach-lès-Hellimer get?
About 679 mm a year, less than 75% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (67 mm) and April the driest (40 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Volmunster (41 km away), averages 1,778 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Diffembach-lès-Hellimer itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Diffembach-lès-Hellimer, Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine, 44 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 AEROPORT METZ-NANCY-LORRAINE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Diffembach-lès-Hellimer →
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.