Nights turn raw in Loudrefing each January, colder than in 92% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 24.3°C on average. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 80% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to March, when means dip under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Phalsbourg station, 33 km east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Loudrefing at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Phalsbourg station.
What a year in Loudrefing 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 33 km east of Loudrefing. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Loudrefing itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Phalsbourg (57168001) |
| Distance from the town | 33 km east |
| Station altitude | 377 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 245 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
Loudrefing sits 132 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Loudrefing 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 Loudrefing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loudrefing | Phalsbourg | 24.3°C | −0.7°C | 865 mm |
| Dieuze 12 km | Nancy-Essey | 25.8°C 1.5°C warmer | −0.2°C about the same | 746 mm |
| Sarre-Union 18 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −1.5°C 0.8°C colder | 954 mm |
| Sarrebourg 18 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 865 mm |
| Sarralbe 19 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −1.5°C 0.8°C colder | 954 mm |
| Morhange 19 km | Aéroport Metz-Nancy-Lorraine | 25.1°C 0.8°C warmer | −0.5°C about the same | 679 mm |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs 23 km | Mouterhouse | 26.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −1.5°C 0.8°C colder | 954 mm |
Loudrefing 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 Loudrefing’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Phalsbourg, 33 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 Loudrefing’s climate
How warm does Loudrefing 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 Loudrefing 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 Loudrefing 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 Loudrefing itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Loudrefing, Phalsbourg, 33 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 Loudrefing →
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.