Metz weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇷 France · city break · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Metz is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with July and June close behind. Metz averages about 1,802 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 55 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,802
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 79/100
- Rain / year
- 753 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈53 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 409k
- Elevation
- 261 m
When is the best time to visit Metz?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Metz is September, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 64 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Metz?
Metz gets a moderate 1,802 hours of sunshine a year. 79 Sunshine Score points separate September (79) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #48 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 753 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -2° / 28°F | 64 mm | 0 |
| February | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -2° / 28°F | 55 mm | 1 |
| March | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 0° / 32°F | 57 mm | 2 |
| April | 47 | 15° / 59°F | 4° / 39°F | 45 mm | 4 |
| May | 64 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 70 mm | 5 |
| June | 77 | 23° / 73°F | 12° / 54°F | 65 mm | 6 |
| July | 78 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 62 mm | 6 |
| August | 76 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 70 mm | 5 |
| September | 79 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 55 mm | 4 |
| October | 45 | 15° / 59°F | 6° / 43°F | 65 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 2° / 36°F | 68 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -1° / 30°F | 77 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Saarbrücken Germany · 68 km · best in Sep · 1,664 h sun/yr
- Luxembourg Luxembourg · 72 km · best in Sep · 1,666 h sun/yr
- Strasbourg France · 112 km · best in Sep · 1,800 h sun/yr
- Karlsruhe Germany · 136 km · best in Sep · 1,776 h sun/yr
- Basel France · 180 km · best in Sep · 1,931 h sun/yr
- Frankfurt am Main Germany · 203 km · best in Sep · 1,516 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Chalons en Champagne France · 151 km · 1,799 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Mannheim Germany · 173 km · 1,703 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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