Hardly any mainland French towns log fewer warm days than Guingamp
January mornings start at about 4.0°C. Rain peaks in December and eases off in July. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 92% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 140 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Lanleff station, 17 km north-east.
A year in Guingamp at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lanleff station.
What a year in Guingamp feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lanleff.
About 846 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 21st wettest of 61 towns of 2,500+ in Côtes-d'Armor.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Brieuc
23 frosts and 19 days of 25°C a year
On about 23 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 19 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lanleff: 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 Lanleff
Lanleff is 17 km north-east of Guingamp. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Guingamp itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lanleff (22108001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 78 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 71 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Brieuc, 22 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 Guingamp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guingamp | Lanleff | 22.5°C | 4.0°C | 846 mm |
| Pabu 1.3 km | same station | 22.5°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 846 mm |
| Grâces 1.7 km | same station | 22.5°C about the same | 4.0°C about the same | 846 mm |
| Ploumagoar 2.9 km | Saint-Brieuc | 21.4°C 1.1°C cooler | 3.8°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Châtelaudren-Plouagat 13 km | Saint-Brieuc | 21.4°C 1.1°C cooler | 3.8°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Bégard 13 km | Pommerit-Jaudy | 21.8°C 0.7°C cooler | 4.5°C 0.5°C milder | 887 mm |
| Plélo 16 km | Saint-Brieuc | 21.4°C 1.1°C cooler | 3.8°C about the same | 757 mm |
Guingamp weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lanleff station; sunshine at Saint-Brieuc.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.6°C | 4.0°C | 6.8°C | 84 mm | 65 |
| February | 10.1°C | 3.7°C | 6.9°C | 75 mm | 83 |
| March | 12.2°C | 4.5°C | 8.4°C | 61 mm | 122 |
| April | 14.5°C | 5.5°C | 10.0°C | 66 mm | 163 |
| May | 17.5°C | 8.2°C | 12.8°C | 60 mm | 188 |
| June | 20.3°C | 10.7°C | 15.5°C | 51 mm | 196 |
| July | 22.5°C | 12.4°C | 17.4°C | 46 mm | 198 |
| August | 22.7°C | 12.6°C | 17.7°C | 52 mm | 182 |
| September | 20.4°C | 10.9°C | 15.7°C | 55 mm | 164 |
| October | 16.7°C | 9.1°C | 12.9°C | 86 mm | 110 |
| November | 12.7°C | 6.3°C | 9.5°C | 100 mm | 79 |
| December | 10.1°C | 4.4°C | 7.3°C | 110 mm | 66 |
| Year | 15.8°C | 7.7°C | 11.7°C | 846 mm | 1,616 |
Where Guingamp’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lanleff, 17 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, 22 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 Guingamp’s climate
How warm does Guingamp get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.7°C. About 19 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Guingamp get in winter?
February nights average 3.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 23 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Guingamp get?
About 846 mm a year, more than 69% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (110 mm) and July the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Brieuc (22 km away), averages 1,616 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Guingamp itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Guingamp, Lanleff, 17 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 LANLEFF, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Guingamp →
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