Quiberon climate — normals and trends
Quiberon (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 706 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Quiberon averages 5 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Quiberon has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 9 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.5 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -8.0 °C (on 20 January 1963).
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
QuiberonBrittany Region
- coords
- 47.48°, -3.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.4°C
Average daily high
14.2°C
Average daily low
10.6°C
Annual rainfall
706mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
27.7km/h
Seasonal range
10.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.9 cm
Average feels-like high
12.0 °C
Average feels-like low
7.2 °C
Average peak gust
42.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
31.5 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-8.0 °C
20 January 1963
Wettest day
45 mm
21 June 1986
Windiest day
86.1 km/h
16 October 1987
Strongest gust
138.2 km/h
2 November 2023
Hottest feels-like
34.6 °C
9 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-17.1 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
9.1 cm
7 February 1986
Sunniest day
15.4 h
15 June 1940
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 | 9.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 206 mm | +127 mm |
| Feb | 9.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 45 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 37 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 63 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 17.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 41 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 21.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 34 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 21.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 78 mm | +43 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 24 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 18.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 40 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 16.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 60 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 13.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 89 mm | +6 mm |
| Dec | 10.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 104 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Quiberon?
Quiberon has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 706 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Quiberon?
The hottest day measured in Quiberon between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 31.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Quiberon?
The coldest day measured in Quiberon between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1963, at -8.0 °C.
Does it snow in Quiberon?
Yes. Quiberon gets on average 1.9 cm of snow per year and has around 5 frost days.
Has the climate of Quiberon warmed?
Yes: Quiberon warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Quiberon?
The wettest day measured in Quiberon between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1986, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Quiberon?
The windiest day measured in Quiberon between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1987, with winds reaching 86.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Quiberon?
The warmest month in Quiberon is August (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Quiberon?
Quiberon receives on average 706 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Quiberon?
Quiberon 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 Quiberon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Quiberon between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1986, with 9.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Quiberon?
Yes: Quiberon has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Quiberon?
In Quiberon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.6 °C on 9 August 2003, and the lowest was -17.1 °C on 13 January 1987.
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