Cancale climate — normals and trends
Cancale (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,066 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Cancale averages 3 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Cancale has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.8 °C (on 28 July 1947) and the coldest -6.9 °C (on 12 January 1987).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
CancaleBrittany Region
- coords
- 48.68°, -1.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.8°C
Average daily high
13.2°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,066mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
29.4km/h
Seasonal range
10.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.6 cm
Average feels-like high
10.6 °C
Average feels-like low
6.7 °C
Average peak gust
40.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.8 °C
28 July 1947
Coldest day
-6.9 °C
12 January 1987
Wettest day
59 mm
13 November 2010
Windiest day
85.9 km/h
9 October 1964
Strongest gust
125.6 km/h
28 December 1979
Hottest feels-like
33.6 °C
5 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-16.4 °C
19 January 1963
Snowiest day
10.4 cm
21 January 1945
Sunniest day
15.8 h
19 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 206 mm | +95 mm |
| Feb | 8.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 63 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 10.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 30 mm | -47 mm |
| Apr | 13.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 44 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 15.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 24 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 19.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 43 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 19.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 140 mm | +80 mm |
| Aug | 20.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 50 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 70 mm | -20 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 145 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 13.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 103 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 10.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 108 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cancale?
Cancale has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 1,066 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cancale?
The hottest day measured in Cancale between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1947, reaching 30.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cancale?
The coldest day measured in Cancale between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1987, at -6.9 °C.
Does it snow in Cancale?
Yes. Cancale gets on average 4.6 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Cancale warmed?
Yes: Cancale warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cancale?
The wettest day measured in Cancale between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2010, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cancale?
The windiest day measured in Cancale between 1940 and 2025 was 9 October 1964, with winds reaching 85.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cancale?
The warmest month in Cancale is August (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Cancale?
Cancale receives on average 1,066 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cancale?
Cancale gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cancale?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cancale between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1945, with 10.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cancale?
Yes: Cancale has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cancale?
In Cancale, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.6 °C on 5 August 2003, and the lowest was -16.4 °C on 19 January 1963.
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