Grand Est · France
Metz travel guide
Metz is a city in Grand Est, France, home to about 123,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- ETZ16 km · Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Paris
- Language
- French
When to go
The best time to visit Metz
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Metz are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; December is the wettest, with about 89 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Metz: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX, 56 km) and Saarbrücken Airport (SCN, 69 km) are also within reach.
ETZ · Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport
LUX · Luxembourg-Findel International Airport
SCN · Saarbrücken Airport
Questions
Metz: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Metz?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Metz are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; December is the wettest, with about 89 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Metz?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX, 56 km) and Saarbrücken Airport (SCN, 69 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Metz?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Metz
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.