Plougastel-Daoulas climate — normals and trends
Plougastel-Daoulas (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 1,045 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 (16.6 °C on average) and the coldest is February (7.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Plougastel-Daoulas averages 3 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 158 rainy days per year.
Plougastel-Daoulas has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 5 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.4 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -7.2 °C (on 13 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
Plougastel-DaoulasBrittany Region
- coords
- 48.37°, -4.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.7°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
9.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,045mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
26.1km/h
Seasonal range
9.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
158 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.4 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
41.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
31.4 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-7.2 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
50 mm
22 November 1984
Windiest day
85.1 km/h
2 November 2023
Strongest gust
137.5 km/h
16 October 1987
Hottest feels-like
33.1 °C
12 July 1983
Coldest feels-like
-15.3 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
8.8 cm
19 February 1963
Sunniest day
15.4 h
13 June 2014
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 | 9.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 205 mm | +83 mm |
| Feb | 9.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 73 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 11.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 30 mm | -57 mm |
| Apr | 14.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 87 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 16.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 64 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 19.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 48 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 19.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 46 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 20.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 41 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 17.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 84 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 15.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 113 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 13.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 127 mm | +2 mm |
| Dec | 10.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 182 mm | +47 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Plougastel-Daoulas?
Plougastel-Daoulas has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.7 °C and it receives 1,045 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Plougastel-Daoulas?
The hottest day measured in Plougastel-Daoulas between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 31.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Plougastel-Daoulas?
The coldest day measured in Plougastel-Daoulas between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Plougastel-Daoulas?
Yes. Plougastel-Daoulas gets on average 2.4 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Plougastel-Daoulas warmed?
Yes: Plougastel-Daoulas warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Plougastel-Daoulas?
The wettest day measured in Plougastel-Daoulas between 1940 and 2025 was 22 November 1984, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Plougastel-Daoulas?
The windiest day measured in Plougastel-Daoulas between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 2023, with winds reaching 85.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Plougastel-Daoulas?
The warmest month in Plougastel-Daoulas is August (16.6 °C on average); the coldest is February (7.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Plougastel-Daoulas?
Plougastel-Daoulas receives on average 1,045 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 158 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Plougastel-Daoulas?
Plougastel-Daoulas gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Plougastel-Daoulas?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Plougastel-Daoulas between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1963, with 8.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Plougastel-Daoulas?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Plougastel-Daoulas.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Plougastel-Daoulas?
In Plougastel-Daoulas, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.1 °C on 12 July 1983, and the lowest was -15.3 °C on 13 January 1987.
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