Guichen climate — normals and trends
Guichen (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 675 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 July (18.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Guichen averages 32 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Guichen has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 42 to 22 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -14.9 °C (on 16 January 1985).
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
GuichenBrittany Region
- coords
- 47.97°, -1.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.4°C
Average daily high
15.2°C
Average daily low
7.7°C
Annual rainfall
675mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
18.6km/h
Seasonal range
13.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
32 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.1 cm
Average feels-like high
13.2 °C
Average feels-like low
5.3 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
40.0 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-14.9 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
61 mm
28 July 1983
Windiest day
66.2 km/h
26 December 1999
Strongest gust
122.4 km/h
26 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
5 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-20.4 °C
17 January 1985
Snowiest day
12.3 cm
4 January 1979
Sunniest day
15.8 h
13 June 1996
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 189 mm | +127 mm |
| Feb | 9.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 52 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 13.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 29 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +3.8 °C | 63 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 33 mm | -34 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 40 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 25.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 98 mm | +53 mm |
| Aug | 25.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 31 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 20.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 45 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 45 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 13.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 59 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 9.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 75 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Guichen?
Guichen has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.4 °C and it receives 675 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Guichen?
The hottest day measured in Guichen between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Guichen?
The coldest day measured in Guichen between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Guichen?
Yes. Guichen gets on average 5.1 cm of snow per year and has around 32 frost days.
Has the climate of Guichen warmed?
Yes: Guichen warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Guichen?
The wettest day measured in Guichen between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1983, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Guichen?
The windiest day measured in Guichen between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1999, with winds reaching 66.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Guichen?
The warmest month in Guichen is July (18.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Guichen?
Guichen receives on average 675 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Guichen?
Guichen gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Guichen?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Guichen between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1979, with 12.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Guichen?
Yes: Guichen has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Guichen?
In Guichen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 5 August 2003, and the lowest was -20.4 °C on 17 January 1985.
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