Nancy weather in July

In July, Nancy sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 63 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 15.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Nancy's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nancy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:54 AM – 8:28 PM
Cloud cover
59%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Nancy is city and commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 9.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
6,999/km²
people per km²
Founded
~947 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical July day in Nancy reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Nancy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

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

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

Nancy weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7112.82.88.50.0
Feb / 6011.12.49.80.5
Mar11° / 6611.91.111.62.4
Apr15° / 5911.10.113.44.2
May19° / 7412.60155.6
Jun22° / 12°6711.2015.96.4
Jul25° / 15°6311.2015.56.7
Aug24° / 14°6811.5014.26.6
Sep20° / 11°719.9012.46.2
Oct15° / 7212010.54.0
Nov / 7712.70.991.5
Dec / 8714.22.88.10.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54357
64357
74258
84357
94357
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124456
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Nancy gets around 63 mm of rain over 11.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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236
336
437
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1037
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1436
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3134

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 51% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15829121
25730121
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Wind in July

Winds average 11 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min at the start of July to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:42 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 8:35 PM to 8:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.94:428:35
215.94:438:35
315.94:438:35
415.84:448:35
515.84:448:34
615.84:458:34
715.84:468:33
815.84:478:33
915.74:488:32
1015.74:488:32
1115.74:498:31
1215.74:508:31
1315.64:518:30
1415.64:528:29
1515.64:538:28
1615.64:548:28
1715.54:558:27
1815.54:568:26
1915.54:578:25
2015.44:588:24
2115.45:008:23
2215.45:018:22
2315.35:028:21
2415.35:038:20
2515.25:048:19
2615.25:068:17
2715.25:078:16
2815.15:088:15
2915.15:098:13
3015.05:118:12
3115.05:128:11

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Nancy?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Nancy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nancy in July

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

In July, Nancy sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nancy in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nancy peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 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 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nancy?

Nancy sits at 48.7°N, 6.2°E, 212 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Laxou, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Nancy

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nancy.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nancy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 226 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 851 m.

The land around Nancy is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, trees (45%), cropland (22%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), cropland (31%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
257 m
80 km
851 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Laxou 3.0 km · Villers-lès-Nancy 3.0 km · Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 3.0 km · Toul 22 km · Lunéville 25 km · Pont-à-Mousson 26 km · Montigny-lès-Metz 46 km · Metz 48 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 Nancy (48.6844°, 6.185°, elevation 212 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).