Summers in Locarn are cooler than in 92% of mainland French towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 3.2°C on average. December is the wettest month, June the driest. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 92% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 154 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Carhaix station, 9.8 km south-west.
A year in Locarn at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Carhaix station.
What a year in Locarn feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Carhaix.
About 1,112 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 61 towns of 2,500+ in Côtes-d'Armor.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Brieuc
39 frosts and 30 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 30 days a year reach 25°C, and 5 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Carhaix: 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 Carhaix
Carhaix is 9.8 km south-west of Locarn. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Locarn itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Carhaix (29024003) |
| Distance from the town | 9.8 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 150 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 196 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Brieuc, 48 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 Locarn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locarn | Carhaix | 22.9°C | 3.2°C | 1,112 mm |
| Carhaix-Plouguer 13 km | same station | 22.9°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 1,112 mm |
| Rostrenen 13 km | Rostrenen | 21.7°C 1.2°C cooler | 3.1°C about the same | 1,147 mm |
| Gourin 25 km | Guiscriff | 22.9°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 1,366 mm |
Locarn weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Carhaix station; sunshine at Saint-Brieuc.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.1°C | 3.2°C | 6.1°C | 132 mm | 65 |
| February | 10.0°C | 2.8°C | 6.4°C | 110 mm | 83 |
| March | 12.5°C | 3.8°C | 8.1°C | 79 mm | 122 |
| April | 15.1°C | 4.8°C | 9.9°C | 81 mm | 163 |
| May | 18.2°C | 7.5°C | 12.9°C | 75 mm | 188 |
| June | 21.1°C | 10.1°C | 15.6°C | 56 mm | 196 |
| July | 22.9°C | 11.9°C | 17.4°C | 59 mm | 198 |
| August | 22.9°C | 11.9°C | 17.4°C | 62 mm | 182 |
| September | 20.6°C | 9.8°C | 15.2°C | 74 mm | 164 |
| October | 16.4°C | 8.1°C | 12.2°C | 112 mm | 110 |
| November | 12.3°C | 5.4°C | 8.8°C | 127 mm | 79 |
| December | 9.6°C | 3.6°C | 6.6°C | 145 mm | 66 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 6.9°C | 11.4°C | 1,112 mm | 1,616 |
Where Locarn’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Carhaix, 9.8 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, 48 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 Locarn’s climate
How warm does Locarn get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.9°C. About 30 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 92% of mainland French towns, and about 5 reach 30°C.
How cold does Locarn get in winter?
February nights average 2.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 39 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Locarn get?
About 1,112 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (145 mm) and June the driest (56 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Brieuc (48 km away), averages 1,616 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Locarn itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Locarn, Carhaix, 9.8 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 CARHAIX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Locarn →
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