Winter nights in Lostroff are colder than in 92% of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 24.3°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 80% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. Expect about 65 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Phalsbourg station, 35 km east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Lostroff at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Phalsbourg station.
What a year in Lostroff 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
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 35 km east of Lostroff. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lostroff itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Phalsbourg (57168001) |
| Distance from the town | 35 km east |
| Station altitude | 377 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 240 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
Lostroff sits 137 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Lostroff to run about 0.9°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 Lostroff 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lostroff | Phalsbourg | 24.3°C | −0.7°C | 865 mm |
| Dieuze 11 km | Nancy-Essey | 25.8°C 1.5°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Morhange 17 km | Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine | 25.1°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.5°C about the same | 679 mm |
| Sarre-Union 19 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −1.5°C 0.8°C colder | 954 mm |
| Sarralbe 20 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −1.5°C 0.8°C colder | 954 mm |
| Sarrebourg 20 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 865 mm |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs 22 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −1.5°C 0.8°C colder | 954 mm |
Lostroff weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Phalsbourg station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.0°C | −0.7°C | 1.6°C | 68 mm |
| February | 5.5°C | −0.3°C | 2.6°C | 64 mm |
| March | 10.0°C | 2.5°C | 6.2°C | 67 mm |
| April | 14.8°C | 5.5°C | 10.2°C | 54 mm |
| May | 18.7°C | 9.2°C | 14.0°C | 81 mm |
| June | 22.4°C | 12.5°C | 17.4°C | 69 mm |
| July | 24.3°C | 14.5°C | 19.4°C | 72 mm |
| August | 24.1°C | 14.4°C | 19.3°C | 73 mm |
| September | 19.6°C | 10.8°C | 15.2°C | 72 mm |
| October | 13.9°C | 7.2°C | 10.6°C | 83 mm |
| November | 7.9°C | 3.1°C | 5.5°C | 75 mm |
| December | 4.7°C | 0.2°C | 2.5°C | 87 mm |
| Year | 14.2°C | 6.6°C | 10.4°C | 865 mm |
Where Lostroff’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Phalsbourg, 35 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 Lostroff’s climate
How warm does Lostroff 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 Lostroff 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 Lostroff 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).
Are these figures for Lostroff itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lostroff, Phalsbourg, 35 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 Lostroff →
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.