Summer arrives softly in Saint-Maden, cooler than in 76% of mainland French towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 3.0°C on average. A year here swings 22°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. In January, nights here are milder than in 74% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 126 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Quiou station, 5.3 km east.
A year in Saint-Maden at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Quiou station.
What a year in Saint-Maden feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Quiou.
About 757 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 38th wettest of 61 towns of 2,500+ in Côtes-d'Armor.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Dinard
33 frosts and 44 days of 25°C a year
On about 33 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Quiou: 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 Le Quiou
Le Quiou is 5.3 km east of Saint-Maden. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Maden itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Quiou (22263001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.3 km east |
| Station altitude | 20 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 51 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Dinard, 28 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 Saint-Maden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maden | Le Quiou | 24.7°C | 3.0°C | 757 mm |
| Caulnes 7.4 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Trélivan 11 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Broons 13 km | same station | 24.7°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 757 mm |
| Dinan 13 km | Dinard | 22.1°C 2.6°C cooler | 3.8°C 0.8°C milder | 752 mm |
| Lanvallay 13 km | Dinard | 22.1°C 2.6°C cooler | 3.8°C 0.8°C milder | 752 mm |
| Quévert 14 km | Dinard | 22.1°C 2.6°C cooler | 3.8°C 0.8°C milder | 752 mm |
Saint-Maden weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Quiou station; sunshine at Dinard.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3°C | 3.0°C | 6.1°C | 72 mm | 69 |
| February | 10.4°C | 2.7°C | 6.6°C | 58 mm | 91 |
| March | 13.3°C | 3.7°C | 8.5°C | 51 mm | 133 |
| April | 16.2°C | 4.8°C | 10.5°C | 55 mm | 179 |
| May | 19.4°C | 7.4°C | 13.4°C | 63 mm | 203 |
| June | 22.5°C | 9.4°C | 16.0°C | 53 mm | 208 |
| July | 24.7°C | 10.7°C | 17.7°C | 47 mm | 221 |
| August | 24.6°C | 10.8°C | 17.7°C | 52 mm | 201 |
| September | 21.9°C | 8.9°C | 15.4°C | 57 mm | 170 |
| October | 17.3°C | 7.6°C | 12.5°C | 78 mm | 114 |
| November | 12.7°C | 5.2°C | 9.0°C | 86 mm | 80 |
| December | 9.7°C | 3.2°C | 6.4°C | 87 mm | 66 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 6.4°C | 11.6°C | 757 mm | 1,733 |
Where Saint-Maden’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Quiou, 5.3 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, Dinard, 28 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 Saint-Maden’s climate
How warm does Saint-Maden get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.7°C. About 44 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 76% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Maden get in winter?
February nights average 2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 33 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Maden get?
About 757 mm a year, more than 51% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (87 mm) and July the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Dinard (28 km away), averages 1,733 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Maden itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Maden, Le Quiou, 5.3 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 LE QUIOU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Maden →
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.