Quimper climate — normals and trends
Quimper (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 807 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 (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Quimper averages 7 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 139 rainy days per year.
Quimper 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 11 to 3 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -9.1 °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
QuimperBrittany Region
- coords
- 48.00°, -4.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.8°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
9.5°C
Annual rainfall
807mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
21.5km/h
Seasonal range
10.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
139 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.4 cm
Average feels-like high
12.1 °C
Average feels-like low
6.8 °C
Average peak gust
41.8 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 = 0.28 · 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
34.4 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-9.1 °C
20 January 1963
Wettest day
52 mm
21 August 1944
Windiest day
73.9 km/h
16 October 1987
Strongest gust
143.3 km/h
16 October 1987
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
9 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-15.8 °C
13 January 1987
Snowiest day
8.3 cm
3 January 1979
Sunniest day
15.3 h
8 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 | 9.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 185 mm | +98 mm |
| Feb | 9.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 51 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 34 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 16.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 77 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 17.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 65 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 21.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 40 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 21.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 38 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 37 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 17.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 68 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 16.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 74 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 13.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 104 mm | +16 mm |
| Dec | 10.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 129 mm | +34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Quimper?
Quimper has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.8 °C and it receives 807 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Quimper?
The hottest day measured in Quimper between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 34.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Quimper?
The coldest day measured in Quimper between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1963, at -9.1 °C.
Does it snow in Quimper?
Yes. Quimper gets on average 2.4 cm of snow per year and has around 7 frost days.
Has the climate of Quimper warmed?
Yes: Quimper warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Quimper?
The wettest day measured in Quimper between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1944, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Quimper?
The windiest day measured in Quimper between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1987, with winds reaching 73.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Quimper?
The warmest month in Quimper is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Quimper?
Quimper receives on average 807 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 139 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Quimper?
Quimper 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 Quimper?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Quimper between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1979, with 8.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Quimper?
Yes: Quimper has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Quimper?
In Quimper, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 9 August 2003, and the lowest was -15.8 °C on 13 January 1987.
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