Few mainland French towns get fewer days of 25 degrees or more than Paimpol
Deep winter brings January lows near 5.8°C. Only about 2 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in almost every mainland French town. Temperatures cover 16°C across the year, low to high. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 130 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Île-de-Bréhat station, 9.4 km north.
A year in Paimpol at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Île-de-Bréhat station.
What a year in Paimpol feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Île-de-Bréhat.
About 761 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 36th wettest of 61 towns of 2,500+ in Côtes-d'Armor.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Brieuc
2 frosts and 4 days of 25°C a year
On about 2 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 4 days a year reach 25°C, and under 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Île-de-Bréhat: 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 Île-de-Bréhat
Île-de-Bréhat is 9.4 km north of Paimpol. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Paimpol itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Île-de-Bréhat (22016001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.4 km north |
| Station altitude | 25 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 7 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Brieuc, 30 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 Paimpol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paimpol | Île-de-Bréhat | 20.6°C | 5.8°C | 761 mm |
| Ploubazlanec 3.2 km | same station | 20.6°C about the same | 5.8°C about the same | 761 mm |
| Plouézec 5.9 km | Lanleff | 22.5°C 1.9°C warmer | 4.0°C 1.8°C colder | 846 mm |
| Plouha 14 km | Lanleff | 22.5°C 1.9°C warmer | 4.0°C 1.8°C colder | 846 mm |
| La Roche-Jaudy 15 km | Pommerit-Jaudy | 21.8°C 1.2°C warmer | 4.5°C 1.3°C colder | 887 mm |
| Penvénan 19 km | Pommerit-Jaudy | 21.8°C 1.2°C warmer | 4.5°C 1.3°C colder | 887 mm |
| Saint-Quay-Portrieux 20 km | Lanleff | 22.5°C 1.9°C warmer | 4.0°C 1.8°C colder | 846 mm |
Paimpol weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Île-de-Bréhat station; sunshine at Saint-Brieuc.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9°C | 5.8°C | 7.9°C | 75 mm | 65 |
| February | 10.1°C | 5.6°C | 7.9°C | 67 mm | 83 |
| March | 11.6°C | 6.5°C | 9.1°C | 55 mm | 122 |
| April | 13.4°C | 7.7°C | 10.6°C | 57 mm | 163 |
| May | 15.9°C | 10.2°C | 13.1°C | 51 mm | 188 |
| June | 18.5°C | 12.7°C | 15.6°C | 44 mm | 196 |
| July | 20.6°C | 14.6°C | 17.6°C | 43 mm | 198 |
| August | 21.1°C | 15.2°C | 18.2°C | 52 mm | 182 |
| September | 19.6°C | 14.1°C | 16.8°C | 44 mm | 164 |
| October | 16.6°C | 11.8°C | 14.2°C | 83 mm | 110 |
| November | 13.0°C | 8.9°C | 10.9°C | 91 mm | 79 |
| December | 10.6°C | 6.6°C | 8.6°C | 99 mm | 66 |
| Year | 15.1°C | 10.0°C | 12.5°C | 761 mm | 1,616 |
Where Paimpol’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Île-de-Bréhat, 9.4 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, 30 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 Paimpol’s climate
How warm does Paimpol get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.1°C. About 4 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than almost every mainland French town, and about under 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Paimpol get in winter?
February nights average 5.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 2 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Paimpol get?
About 761 mm a year, more than 52% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (99 mm) and July the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Brieuc (30 km away), averages 1,616 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Paimpol itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Paimpol, Île-de-Bréhat, 9.4 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 ILE-DE-BREHAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Paimpol →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.