Montigny-lès-Metz in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Montigny-lès-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 Montigny-lès-Metz's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Montigny-lès-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 Montigny-lès-Metz in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.

A typical summer day in Montigny-lès-Metz reaches about 24°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Montigny-lès-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.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Montigny-lès-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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6812.22.48.50.0
Feb / 5710.72.29.80.5
Mar11° / 6011.8111.62.4
Apr15° / 55110.113.44.3
May19° / 7012.20155.6
Jun22° / 12°6410.9015.96.4
Jul25° / 15°6010.9015.66.8
Aug24° / 14°6411014.26.7
Sep20° / 11°689.3012.46.2
Oct15° / 6911.4010.54.1
Nov / 7212.70.88.91.5
Dec / 84142.58.10.2

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Montigny-lès-Metz gets around 189 mm of rain over 33 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 11 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

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.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Montigny-lès-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.

6.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Montigny-lès-Metz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Montigny-lès-Metz in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Montigny-lès-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.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Montigny-lès-Metz in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Montigny-lès-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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Montigny-lès-Metz in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Montigny-lès-Metz is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Montigny-lès-Metz?

Montigny-lès-Metz sits at 49.1°N, 6.2°E, 179 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Metz, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Montigny-lès-Metz

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Montigny-lès-Metz.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montigny-lès-Metz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 588 m.

The land around Montigny-lès-Metz is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (40%), cropland (33%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
265 m
80 km
588 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Metz 3.0 km · Pont-à-Mousson 22 km · Hayange 27 km · Yutz 29 km · Thionville 29 km · Saint-Avold 40 km · Dudelange 43 km · Nancy 46 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
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

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 Montigny-lès-Metz (49.0956°, 6.1527°, elevation 179 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.