Plounévez-Moëdec sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for warm days
In January the night’s low is typically 4.4°C. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 95% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 17°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Expect about 16 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Lannion station, 23 km north.
A year in Plounévez-Moëdec at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lannion station.
What a year in Plounévez-Moëdec feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lannion.
About 930 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and September the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 61 towns of 2,500+ in Côtes-d'Armor.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Brieuc
16 frosts and 9 days of 25°C a year
On about 16 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 9 days a year reach 25°C, and under 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lannion: 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 Lannion
Lannion is 23 km north of Plounévez-Moëdec. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Plounévez-Moëdec itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lannion (22113006) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km north |
| Station altitude | 85 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 191 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 20 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Brieuc, 43 km away |
Plounévez-Moëdec sits 106 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Plounévez-Moëdec to run about 0.7°C cooler than these figures.
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 Plounévez-Moëdec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plounévez-Moëdec | Lannion | 20.6°C | 4.4°C | 930 mm |
| Bégard 13 km | Pommerit-Jaudy | 21.8°C 1.2°C warmer | 4.5°C about the same | 887 mm |
| Ploubezre 17 km | same station | 20.6°C about the same | 4.4°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Plestin-les-Grèves 18 km | same station | 20.6°C about the same | 4.4°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Grâces 20 km | Lanleff | 22.5°C 1.9°C warmer | 4.0°C about the same | 846 mm |
| Plouigneau 21 km | Pleyber-Christ Sa | 21.9°C 1.3°C warmer | 4.1°C about the same | 1,102 mm |
| Lannion 21 km | same station | 20.6°C about the same | 4.4°C about the same | 930 mm |
Plounévez-Moëdec weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lannion station; sunshine at Saint-Brieuc.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.5°C | 4.4°C | 6.9°C | 96 mm | 65 |
| February | 10.0°C | 4.2°C | 7.1°C | 92 mm | 83 |
| March | 11.6°C | 4.9°C | 8.3°C | 66 mm | 122 |
| April | 13.6°C | 6.0°C | 9.8°C | 70 mm | 163 |
| May | 16.3°C | 8.7°C | 12.5°C | 63 mm | 188 |
| June | 18.8°C | 11.4°C | 15.1°C | 55 mm | 196 |
| July | 20.6°C | 13.1°C | 16.9°C | 53 mm | 198 |
| August | 20.9°C | 13.3°C | 17.1°C | 55 mm | 182 |
| September | 19.4°C | 11.6°C | 15.5°C | 53 mm | 164 |
| October | 16.3°C | 9.7°C | 13.0°C | 100 mm | 110 |
| November | 12.4°C | 6.8°C | 9.6°C | 105 mm | 79 |
| December | 10.2°C | 5.0°C | 7.6°C | 123 mm | 66 |
| Year | 15.0°C | 8.3°C | 11.6°C | 930 mm | 1,616 |
Where Plounévez-Moëdec’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lannion, 23 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 43 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 Plounévez-Moëdec’s climate
How warm does Plounévez-Moëdec get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.9°C. About 9 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than almost every mainland French town, and about under 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Plounévez-Moëdec get in winter?
February nights average 4.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 16 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Plounévez-Moëdec get?
About 930 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (123 mm) and September the driest (53 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Brieuc (43 km away), averages 1,616 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Plounévez-Moëdec itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Plounévez-Moëdec, Lannion, 23 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 LANNION_AERO, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Plounévez-Moëdec →
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.