Grindorff-Bizing has colder winter nights than 89% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 24.3°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 80% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 25°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to March, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Malancourt station, 37 km south-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Grindorff-Bizing at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Malancourt station.
What a year in Grindorff-Bizing feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Malancourt.
About 884 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 17th wettest of 80 towns of 2,500+ in Moselle.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine
A frosty town: 63 frosts and 42 days of 25°C a year
On about 63 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 14 days it stays below freezing all day. About 42 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Malancourt: 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 Malancourt
Malancourt is 37 km south-west of Grindorff-Bizing. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Grindorff-Bizing itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Malancourt (57019001) |
| Distance from the town | 37 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 346 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 259 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 36 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine, 49 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 Grindorff-Bizing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindorff-Bizing | Malancourt | 24.3°C | −0.4°C | 884 mm |
| Bouzonville 9.3 km | Metz-Frescaty | 25.8°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.0°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Cattenom 20 km | Metz-Frescaty | 25.8°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.0°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Boulay-Moselle 22 km | Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine | 25.1°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.5°C about the same | 679 mm |
| Yutz 23 km | Metz-Frescaty | 25.8°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.0°C about the same | 714 mm |
| Creutzwald 24 km | Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine | 25.1°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.5°C about the same | 679 mm |
| Guénange 24 km | Metz-Frescaty | 25.8°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.0°C about the same | 714 mm |
Grindorff-Bizing weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Malancourt station; sunshine at Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.1°C | −0.4°C | 1.8°C | 86 mm | 51 |
| February | 5.8°C | −0.3°C | 2.7°C | 70 mm | 84 |
| March | 10.4°C | 2.2°C | 6.3°C | 68 mm | 164 |
| April | 15.0°C | 4.9°C | 10.0°C | 53 mm | 202 |
| May | 18.8°C | 8.5°C | 13.7°C | 68 mm | 222 |
| June | 22.2°C | 11.5°C | 16.9°C | 68 mm | 234 |
| July | 24.3°C | 13.6°C | 18.9°C | 71 mm | 258 |
| August | 24.0°C | 13.4°C | 18.7°C | 70 mm | 221 |
| September | 19.4°C | 10.2°C | 14.8°C | 70 mm | 189 |
| October | 13.8°C | 7.1°C | 10.4°C | 80 mm | 107 |
| November | 8.1°C | 3.2°C | 5.7°C | 82 mm | 56 |
| December | 4.6°C | 0.6°C | 2.6°C | 100 mm | 46 |
| Year | 14.2°C | 6.2°C | 10.2°C | 884 mm | 1,833 |
Where Grindorff-Bizing’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Malancourt, 37 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, Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine, 49 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 Grindorff-Bizing’s climate
How warm does Grindorff-Bizing get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C. About 42 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 79% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Grindorff-Bizing 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 14 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Grindorff-Bizing get?
About 884 mm a year, more than 75% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (100 mm) and April the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine (49 km away), averages 1,833 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Grindorff-Bizing itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Grindorff-Bizing, Malancourt, 37 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 MALANCOURT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Grindorff-Bizing →
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.