The weather in Lorraine is associated to a semi continental climate. The summers are humid and hot, sometimes stormy, and the warmest month of the year is August, when temperatures average approximately 26 °C (78.8 °F). The winters are cold and snowy with temperature dropping to an average of−0.5 °C (31.1 °F) in January. Lows can be much colder through the night and early morning and the snowy period extends from November to February. The length of the day varies significantly over the course of the year. The shortest day is December 21 with 8:01 hours of sunlight; the longest day is June 20 with 15:58 hours of sunlight. The median cloud cover is 93% and does not vary substantially over the course of the year
