Metz in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Metz sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 189 mm of rain over about 33 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Metz's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Metz's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 24°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 14°C
- Rainfall
- 189 mm
- 33 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.6
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Metz in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.
A typical summer day in Metz reaches about 24°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Metz
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Metz weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5° / 0° | 68 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 6° / 0° | 57 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 9.8 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 11° / 3° | 60 | 11.8 | 1 | 11.6 | 2.4 |
| Apr | 15° / 5° | 55 | 11 | 0.1 | 13.4 | 4.3 |
| May | 19° / 9° | 70 | 12.2 | 0 | 15 | 5.6 |
| Jun | 22° / 12° | 64 | 10.9 | 0 | 15.9 | 6.4 |
| Jul | 25° / 15° | 60 | 10.9 | 0 | 15.6 | 6.8 |
| Aug | 24° / 14° | 64 | 11 | 0 | 14.2 | 6.7 |
| Sep | 20° / 11° | 68 | 9.3 | 0 | 12.4 | 6.2 |
| Oct | 15° / 7° | 69 | 11.4 | 0 | 10.5 | 4.1 |
| Nov | 9° / 4° | 72 | 12.7 | 0.8 | 8.9 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 6° / 1° | 84 | 14 | 2.5 | 8.1 | 0.2 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Metz gets around 189 mm of rain over 33 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 11 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min in early June to 13 h 18 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.3 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Metz?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Metz for sightseeing.
What to pack for Metz in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Metz sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 33 days see rain.
UV index in Metz in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Metz peaks around July 17 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 7 | High |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Metz?
Metz sits at 49.1°N, 6.2°E, 182 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Montigny-lès-Metz, 3.0 km away.
Topography around Metz
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Metz.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Metz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m around an average of 181 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m.
The land around Metz is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), cropland (32%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.
France travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / E
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 77% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $48,986
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.6 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 100%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 1.3
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 5.1
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 539
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Metz (49.1191°, 6.1727°, elevation 182 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.