Pont-l'Abbé climate — normals and trends
Pont-l'Abbé (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 763 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is February (8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Pont-l'Abbé averages 1 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Pont-l'Abbé 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 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.1 °C (on 29 June 1976) and the coldest -5.4 °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
Pont-l'AbbéBrittany Region
- coords
- 47.87°, -4.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.5°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
11.4°C
Annual rainfall
763mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
29.6km/h
Seasonal range
9.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.2 cm
Average feels-like high
11.3 °C
Average feels-like low
7.5 °C
Average peak gust
44.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
12.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
27.1 °C
29 June 1976
Coldest day
-5.4 °C
13 January 1987
Wettest day
62 mm
21 August 1944
Windiest day
91.2 km/h
16 October 1987
Strongest gust
151.6 km/h
2 November 2023
Hottest feels-like
31.5 °C
9 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-14.9 °C
12 January 1987
Snowiest day
7.4 cm
20 February 1947
Sunniest day
15.3 h
13 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 190 mm | +103 mm |
| Feb | 10.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 60 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 11.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 36 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 14.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 75 mm | +25 mm |
| May | 16.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 46 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 18.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 31 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 19.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 33 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 19.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 33 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 17.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 55 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 16.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 71 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 14.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 114 mm | +21 mm |
| Dec | 11.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 137 mm | +38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pont-l'Abbé?
Pont-l'Abbé has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 763 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pont-l'Abbé?
The hottest day measured in Pont-l'Abbé between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 1976, reaching 27.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pont-l'Abbé?
The coldest day measured in Pont-l'Abbé between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1987, at -5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Pont-l'Abbé?
Yes. Pont-l'Abbé gets on average 1.2 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Pont-l'Abbé warmed?
Yes: Pont-l'Abbé warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pont-l'Abbé?
The wettest day measured in Pont-l'Abbé between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1944, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pont-l'Abbé?
The windiest day measured in Pont-l'Abbé between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1987, with winds reaching 91.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pont-l'Abbé?
The warmest month in Pont-l'Abbé is August (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is February (8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Pont-l'Abbé?
Pont-l'Abbé receives on average 763 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pont-l'Abbé?
Pont-l'Abbé gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pont-l'Abbé?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pont-l'Abbé between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1947, with 7.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pont-l'Abbé?
Yes: Pont-l'Abbé has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pont-l'Abbé?
In Pont-l'Abbé, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.5 °C on 9 August 2003, and the lowest was -14.9 °C on 12 January 1987.
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