Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle: 2,282 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −1.1°C. In January, nights here are colder than in 94% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. Central heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Sewen - Lac Alfeld station, 5.5 km south-east.
A year in Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sewen - Lac Alfeld station.
What a year in Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sewen - Lac Alfeld.
About 2,282 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 73 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 30 towns of 2,500+ in Vosges.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 69 frosts and 44 days of 25°C a year
On about 69 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 16 days it stays below freezing all day. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sewen - Lac Alfeld: 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 Sewen - Lac Alfeld
Sewen - Lac Alfeld is 5.5 km south-east of Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sewen - Lac Alfeld (68307001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.5 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 620 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 573 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.2 km |
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 Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle 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 Vosges.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle | Sewen - Lac Alfeld | 23.8°C | −1.1°C | 2,282 mm |
| Le Thillot 5.8 km | Plancher-les-Mi | 24.5°C 0.7°C warmer | −2.1°C 1°C colder | 2,049 mm |
| Saulxures-sur-Moselotte 11 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,637 mm |
| Cornimont 12 km | Plancher-les-Mi | 24.5°C 0.7°C warmer | −2.1°C 1°C colder | 2,049 mm |
| Giromagny 13 km | Giromagny | 24.3°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,637 mm |
| Masevaux-Niederbruck 15 km | Bits.-lès-Thann | 25.6°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.6°C 0.5°C colder | 1,309 mm |
| Rupt-sur-Moselle 15 km | Val-d Ajol | 25.9°C 2.1°C warmer | −1.3°C about the same | 1,576 mm |
Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sewen - Lac Alfeld station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.8°C | −1.1°C | 1.3°C | 285 mm |
| February | 5.0°C | −1.1°C | 2.0°C | 218 mm |
| March | 9.7°C | 1.9°C | 5.8°C | 215 mm |
| April | 14.0°C | 5.1°C | 9.5°C | 129 mm |
| May | 18.2°C | 8.8°C | 13.5°C | 161 mm |
| June | 22.1°C | 12.3°C | 17.2°C | 121 mm |
| July | 23.8°C | 14.1°C | 18.9°C | 132 mm |
| August | 24.1°C | 14.2°C | 19.2°C | 135 mm |
| September | 19.0°C | 10.7°C | 14.8°C | 140 mm |
| October | 13.7°C | 7.0°C | 10.4°C | 203 mm |
| November | 7.9°C | 2.7°C | 5.3°C | 220 mm |
| December | 4.7°C | 0.0°C | 2.3°C | 324 mm |
| Year | 13.8°C | 6.2°C | 10.0°C | 2,282 mm |
Where Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sewen - Lac Alfeld, 5.5 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 Vosges.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle’s climate
How warm does Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.1°C. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 76% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle get in winter?
January nights average −1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 69 nights a year, and about 16 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle get?
About 2,282 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (324 mm) and June the driest (121 mm).
Are these figures for Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle, Sewen - Lac Alfeld, 5.5 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 SEWEN - LAC ALFELD_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle →
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