Tonquédec is among the mainland French towns with the fewest days of 25 degrees or more
January mornings start at about 4.4°C. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 95% of mainland French towns. The seasons sit close together: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans only 17°C. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lannion station, 10 km north-west.
A year in Tonquédec at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lannion station.
What a year in Tonquédec 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 10 km north-west of Tonquédec. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Tonquédec itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lannion (22113006) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 85 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 81 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Brieuc, 43 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 Tonquédec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonquédec | Lannion | 20.6°C | 4.4°C | 930 mm |
| Ploubezre 4.8 km | same station | 20.6°C about the same | 4.4°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Lannion 8.5 km | same station | 20.6°C about the same | 4.4°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Bégard 9 km | Pommerit-Jaudy | 21.8°C 1.2°C warmer | 4.5°C about the same | 887 mm |
| Louannec 13 km | Ploumanac'H | 20.1°C 0.5°C cooler | 5.7°C 1.3°C milder | 855 mm |
| La Roche-Jaudy 13 km | Pommerit-Jaudy | 21.8°C 1.2°C warmer | 4.5°C about the same | 887 mm |
| Perros-Guirec 16 km | Ploumanac'H | 20.1°C 0.5°C cooler | 5.7°C 1.3°C milder | 855 mm |
Tonquédec 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 Tonquédec’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lannion, 10 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 Tonquédec’s climate
How warm does Tonquédec 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 Tonquédec 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 Tonquédec 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 Tonquédec itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Tonquédec, Lannion, 10 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 Tonquédec →
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