Hardly any mainland French towns log fewer warm days than Bégard
Midwinter brings lows of about 4.5°C. The rainiest month is December; the driest is July. By January nights alone, it runs milder than 95% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 142 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pommerit-Jaudy station, 13 km north.
A year in Bégard at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pommerit-Jaudy station.
What a year in Bégard feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pommerit-Jaudy.
About 887 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th wettest of 61 towns of 2,500+ in Côtes-d'Armor.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Brieuc
15 frosts and 13 days of 25°C a year
On about 15 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 13 days a year reach 25°C, and 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pommerit-Jaudy: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Pommerit-Jaudy
Pommerit-Jaudy is 13 km north of Bégard. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bégard itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pommerit-Jaudy (22247002) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km north |
| Station altitude | 55 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 144 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Brieuc, 34 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Bégard compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Côtes-d'Armor.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bégard | Pommerit-Jaudy | 21.8°C | 4.5°C | 887 mm |
| Grâces 12 km | Lanleff | 22.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.5°C colder | 846 mm |
| La Roche-Jaudy 13 km | same station | 21.8°C about the same | 4.5°C about the same | 887 mm |
| Pabu 13 km | Lanleff | 22.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.5°C colder | 846 mm |
| Guingamp 13 km | Lanleff | 22.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 4.0°C 0.5°C colder | 846 mm |
| Ploubezre 14 km | Lannion | 20.6°C 1.2°C cooler | 4.4°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Ploumagoar 16 km | Saint-Brieuc | 21.4°C about the same | 3.8°C 0.7°C colder | 757 mm |
Bégard weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pommerit-Jaudy station; sunshine at Saint-Brieuc.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | 4.5°C | 7.1°C | 90 mm | 65 |
| February | 10.1°C | 4.2°C | 7.1°C | 82 mm | 83 |
| March | 11.9°C | 5.0°C | 8.5°C | 62 mm | 122 |
| April | 14.0°C | 6.1°C | 10.1°C | 68 mm | 163 |
| May | 16.8°C | 8.8°C | 12.8°C | 59 mm | 188 |
| June | 19.6°C | 11.4°C | 15.5°C | 55 mm | 196 |
| July | 21.8°C | 13.0°C | 17.4°C | 49 mm | 198 |
| August | 22.0°C | 13.2°C | 17.6°C | 53 mm | 182 |
| September | 20.0°C | 11.5°C | 15.7°C | 54 mm | 164 |
| October | 16.4°C | 9.6°C | 13.0°C | 94 mm | 110 |
| November | 12.6°C | 6.9°C | 9.7°C | 104 mm | 79 |
| December | 10.2°C | 5.0°C | 7.6°C | 118 mm | 66 |
| Year | 15.4°C | 8.3°C | 11.8°C | 887 mm | 1,616 |
Where Bégard’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pommerit-Jaudy, 13 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Saint-Brieuc, 34 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Côtes-d'Armor.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bégard’s climate
How warm does Bégard get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.0°C. About 13 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 98% of mainland French towns, and about 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bégard get in winter?
February nights average 4.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 15 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bégard get?
About 887 mm a year, more than 76% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (118 mm) and July the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Brieuc (34 km away), averages 1,616 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bégard itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bégard, Pommerit-Jaudy, 13 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station POMMERIT-JAUDY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bégard →
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