Grand Est, France
Nancy
Nancy is a city in Grand Est, France. It has a population of about 103,671 (2023). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now12°C
Best timeJun–Jul · Sep
Population103,671
Local time18:35
48.68° N, 6.18° EElevation 212 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal codes54000, 54100October: high / low15° / 7°
Rain this month77mm
Best timeJun–Jul · Sep
Best: Jun–Jul · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Nancy at a glance
Sunrise · sunset08:06 · 18:3510 h 28 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous86% · Moonrise 17:08Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 8.7Next holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitJun–Jul · Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month26°C
Average high in July
Coolest month0°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthDecember
83 mm of rain
Driest monthApril
52 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.5 km
How Nancy has grown
People living in the built-up area (58 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
-2%221k in 1975 → 217k in 2025Weather in Nancy
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
12°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 16 km/h · humidity 71%
Today22 Oct14°5°
Fri23 Oct13°8°4.1 mm
Sat24 Oct13°6°3.1 mm
Sun25 Oct13°8°23.2 mm
Mon26 Oct14°5°3 mm
Tue27 Oct20°13°
Wed28 Oct15°9°0.5 mm
Thu29 Oct15°5°
Fri30 Oct15°4°
Sat31 Oct14°4°
When to go to Nancy
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 18 | 26 | 35 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 75 | 50 | 19 | 15 |
| High | 5° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 21° | 15° | 9° | 6° |
| Low | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 1° |
| Rain (mm) | 68 | 56 | 62 | 52 | 69 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 66 | 77 | 67 | 83 |
| Wet days | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
What's on in Nancy
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Nancy's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Nancy
1 km
Stanislas SquareBuilt 1755
1.4 km
Church of Notre-Dame-de-BonsecoursBuilt 1741
1.1 km
Opéra national de LorraineBuilt 1755
1.3 km
Saint Epvre BasilicaBuilt 1874
0.6 km
Synagogue of NancyBuilt 1788
1 km
Hôtel de ville de NancyBuilt 1755
Museum1 km
Museum of Fine Arts of NancyBuilt 1793
Museum1.5 km
Musée de l'École de NancyBuilt 1964Outdoors around Nancy
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Climb Up NancyClimbing
0.4 kmDent de la RocheViewpoints
0.7 kmMounky ParcTheme parks
0.8 kmBloc SessionClimbing
1 kmGarden Golf Nancy-PulnoyGolf courses
1 kmCamping de Villey-le-SecCamp sites
1.2 kmNature around Nancy
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of France seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Nancy
Earthquakes around Nancy
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19501magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record35within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.0Romont 2 km ↙2003 · 47 km
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 3 · 1 km
Jurassic · 2Triassic · 1
Formations around the town
Calcaires à Entroques Formation · 1
Pterosaurs · 1Dorygnathus
Ichthyosaurs · 1
Universities and research institutes
University of LorraineUniversity or college · founded 1572
École Nationale Supérieure d'Art et de Design de NancyUniversity or college · founded 1702
Académie de Nancy-MetzUniversity or college · founded 1809
École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de NancyUniversity or college · founded 1919
École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de NancyUniversity or college · founded 1969
ICN Business School Nancy-Paris-BerlinUniversity or college
CRANResearch institute · founded 1980
Sciences de l'Antiquité et du Moyen-AgeResearch institute · founded 1992
Interdisciplinarity in English StudiesResearch institute · founded 1997
Lorraine Research Laboratory in Computer Science and its ApplicationsResearch institute · founded 1997
Laboratory of Soil and Environmental SciencesResearch institute · founded 1999
Computer Processing and Analysis of the French LanguageResearch institute · founded 2001
Archives Henri-Poincaré - Philosophie et Recherches sur les Sciences et les TechnologiesResearch institute · founded 2001
Interactions Arbres-MicroorganismesResearch institute · founded 2001
Research Team on Innovation ProcessResearch institute · founded 2003
Centre de Recherche Universitaire Lorrain d’HistoireResearch institute · founded 2005
Institut de Recherches sur l'Évolution de la Nation Et de l'ÉtatResearch institute · founded 2005
European Center for Research in Financial Economics and Business ManagementResearch institute · founded 2007
Lorraine Institute for Social Sciences and HumanitiesResearch institute · founded 2007
Centre de Recherche sur les Cultures Littéraires Européennes : France Europe Centrale Europe Orientale, Centre de Recherche sur les Cultures et les Littératures EuropéennesResearch institute · founded 2009
Institut Jean LamourResearch institute · founded 2009
InterPsy, Laboratoire de Psychologie de l'Interaction et des Relations IntersubjectivesResearch institute · founded 2009
Reactions and Chemical Engineering LaboratoryResearch institute · founded 2010
François Gény InstituteResearch institute · founded 2012
Littératures, Imaginaire, SociétésResearch institute · founded 2013
Lorraine Laboratory of Psychology and Neuroscience of Behavioral DynamicsResearch institute · founded 2018
Gestion de l'Institut Carnot ICEEL de NancyResearch institute · founded 2022
Laboratoire de sociologie des Territoires, du travail, des âges et de la santéResearch institute · founded 2024
Towns and villages around Nancy
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
La Californie2.1 kmBrichambeau2.2 kmTomblaine2.3 kmJarville-la-Malgrange2.3 kmLaxou2.6 kmVillers-lès-Nancy2.7 kmLes Ensanges2.7 kmLa Haute Malgrange2.7 kmSaint-Max2.7 kmVandœuvre-lès-Nancy2.8 kmMontaigu3 kmMalzéville3.1 kmBeauregard3.2 kmLe Haut du Lièvre3.2 kmHaut de Penoy3.4 kmMaxéville3.5 kmMaréville3.5 kmLe Prébois3.6 kmLes Hauts d'Essey3.7 kmLes Mûriers3.8 kmEssey-lès-Nancy3.8 kmHeillecourt3.8 kmLe Vert Pré3.9 kmLa Fallée3.9 kmDommartemont3.9 kmLes Grands Pâquis4 kmLe Clos de La Forêt4 kmLe Haut des Chaumes4 kmSaulxures-lès-Nancy4.3 kmLaneuveville-devant-Nancy4.3 kmLe Champ Le Bœuf4.4 kmLe Plein Soleil4.4 kmHoudemont4.5 kmLes Aulnois4.5 kmBrabois4.6 kmBosserville4.7 kmBretagne4.7 kmLes Hauts Jardins4.8 kmL'Orée du Bois4.9 kmFontaine Saint-Joseph4.9 kmLa Cascade5.4 kmPixérécourt5.5 kmLe Maroc5.6 kmLes Coteaux5.7 kmPulnoy5.7 kmChampigneulles5.8 kmLe Chanois6.2 kmSeichamps6.6 kmSaint-Blaine6.7 kmAgincourt6.7 kmArt-sur-Meurthe6.7 kmFléville-devant-Nancy6.7 kmLes Hauts de Fléville6.8 kmCorne Grand Champ7.1 kmLe Haut de Martin Champs7.2 kmLudres7.2 kmLay-Saint-Christophe7.3 kmLa Basse Lay7.4 kmChaudeau7.5 kmLa Haute Lay7.5 kmChavigny7.7 kmBouxières-aux-Dames8 kmEulmont8 kmLa Madeleine8.1 kmDommartin-sous-Amance8.2 kmVal de Fer8.7 kmLes Névaux8.7 kmMessein8.7 kmLupcourt8.9 kmLenoncourt8.9 kmVal Fleurion9.1 kmLaneuvelotte9.3 kmVille-en-Vermois9.3 kmFrouard9.3 kmLe Vert Village9.4 kmNeuves-Maisons9.4 kmCerville9.4 kmLaître-sous-Amance9.6 kmLe Douaire9.8 kmChaligny10 km
Nancy from above
Around Nancy30 places to see, do and reach nearby
MeurtheNature11 kmMadonNature11 kmAmezuleNature6.7 kmGrémillonNature2.1 kmMortagneNature24 kmVezouzeNature24 kmColline de SionMountain32 kmGrand CouronnéMountain11 kmStanislas SquareMonument1.0 kmChurch of Notre-Dame-de-BonsecoursMonument1.4 kmOpéra national de LorraineMonument1.1 kmSaint Epvre BasilicaMonument1.3 kmSynagogue of NancyMonument0.6 kmHôtel de ville de NancyMonument1.0 kmNancy CathedralMonument0.8 kmPorte StanislasMonument1.0 kmMuseum of Fine Arts of NancyMuseum1.0 kmMusée de l'École de NancyMuseum1.5 kmMusée LorrainMuseum1.4 kmFéru des SciencesMuseum2.6 kmMuseum of Archaeology, University of LorraineMuseum1.9 kmNancyStation1.0 kmJarville-la-MalgrangeStation2.1 kmChampigneullesStation5.8 kmToulPlace22 kmLaxouPlace2.6 kmDombasle-sur-MeurthePlace15 kmEssey-lès-NancyPlace3.8 kmSaint-MaxPlace2.7 kmJarville-la-MalgrangePlace2.3 km
Postal codes
5400054100
Codes for businesses and P.O. boxes · 59
54001 CEDEX54002 CEDEX54003 CEDEX54004 CEDEX54005 CEDEX54006 CEDEX54007 CEDEX54008 CEDEX54009 CEDEX54010 CEDEX54011 CEDEX54012 CEDEX54013 CEDEX54014 CEDEX54015 CEDEX54016 CEDEX54017 CEDEX54020 CEDEX54021 CEDEX54022 CEDEX54023 CEDEX54029 CEDEX54031 CEDEX54032 CEDEX54035 CEDEX54036 CEDEX54037 CEDEX54038 CEDEX54039 CEDEX54041 CEDEX54042 CEDEX54043 CEDEX54045 CEDEX54046 CEDEX54047 CEDEX54048 CEDEX54049 CEDEX54052 CEDEX54053 CEDEX54054 CEDEX54056 CEDEX54062 CEDEX54063 CEDEX54064 CEDEX54071 CEDEX54072 CEDEX54073 CEDEX54074 CEDEX54076 CEDEX54082 CEDEX54096 CEDEX54097 CEDEX54098 CEDEX54900 CEDEX 954931 CEDEX 954933 CEDEX 954934 CEDEX 954939 CEDEX 954941 CEDEX 9
Getting to Nancy
Metz-Nancy-Lorraine AirportETZ
34 kmSaarbrücken AirportSCN
90 kmLuxembourg-Findel International AirportLUX
105 kmNancyRailway station
1 kmJarville-la-MalgrangeRailway station
2.1 kmChampigneullesRailway station
5.8 kmPlaces near Nancy
Places with a climate like Nancy
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Nancy?
Based on 30-year climate normals, June, July and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Nancy.
What is the hottest month in Nancy?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26°C and lows of 14°C.
What is the coldest month in Nancy?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 5°C and lows of 0°C.
What is the rainiest month in Nancy?
December is the wettest month with about 83 mm of precipitation on 15 wet days.
What is the postal code of Nancy?
Nancy has 61 postal codes: 54000, 54001 CEDEX, 54002 CEDEX, 54003 CEDEX, 54004 CEDEX, 54005 CEDEX, 54006 CEDEX, 54007 CEDEX, 54008 CEDEX, 54009 CEDEX, 54010 CEDEX, 54011 CEDEX ….