Bolazec is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,552 mm of rain a year
In January the night’s low is typically 3.0°C. None of its 6 nearest neighbors has cooler July afternoons. Seasons differ by 19°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 29 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Brennilis station, 23 km south-west.
A year in Bolazec at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Brennilis station.
What a year in Bolazec feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Brennilis.
About 1,552 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 54 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 91 towns of 2,500+ in Finistère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Landivisiau
29 frosts and 19 days of 25°C a year
On about 29 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 19 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Brennilis: 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 Brennilis
Brennilis is 23 km south-west of Bolazec. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bolazec itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Brennilis (29018001) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 220 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 228 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Landivisiau, 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 Bolazec 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 Finistère.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolazec | Brennilis | 21.3°C | 3.0°C | 1,552 mm |
| Plougonven 15 km | Pleyber-Christ Sa | 21.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 4.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,102 mm |
| Plouigneau 17 km | Pleyber-Christ Sa | 21.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 4.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,102 mm |
| Carhaix-Plouguer 19 km | Carhaix | 22.9°C 1.6°C warmer | 3.2°C about the same | 1,112 mm |
| Plourin-lès-Morlaix 20 km | Pleyber-Christ Sa | 21.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 4.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,102 mm |
| Pleyber-Christ 23 km | Pleyber-Christ Sa | 21.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 4.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,102 mm |
| Morlaix 24 km | Pleyber-Christ Sa | 21.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 4.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,102 mm |
Bolazec weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Brennilis station; sunshine at Landivisiau.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5°C | 3.0°C | 5.7°C | 190 mm | 60 |
| February | 9.1°C | 2.6°C | 5.8°C | 154 mm | 74 |
| March | 11.4°C | 3.8°C | 7.6°C | 112 mm | 110 |
| April | 13.9°C | 5.0°C | 9.4°C | 108 mm | 143 |
| May | 16.9°C | 7.9°C | 12.4°C | 92 mm | 171 |
| June | 19.6°C | 10.5°C | 15.1°C | 84 mm | 183 |
| July | 21.3°C | 12.2°C | 16.7°C | 86 mm | 169 |
| August | 21.4°C | 12.2°C | 16.8°C | 95 mm | 165 |
| September | 19.1°C | 10.3°C | 14.7°C | 99 mm | 154 |
| October | 15.3°C | 8.2°C | 11.8°C | 154 mm | 105 |
| November | 11.4°C | 5.6°C | 8.5°C | 174 mm | 68 |
| December | 9.0°C | 3.5°C | 6.3°C | 205 mm | 62 |
| Year | 14.7°C | 7.1°C | 10.9°C | 1,552 mm | 1,463 |
Where Bolazec’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Brennilis, 23 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, Landivisiau, 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 Finistère.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Bolazec’s climate
How warm does Bolazec get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.4°C. About 19 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bolazec get in winter?
February nights average 2.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 29 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bolazec get?
About 1,552 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (205 mm) and June the driest (84 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Landivisiau (43 km away), averages 1,463 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bolazec itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bolazec, Brennilis, 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 BRENNILIS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bolazec →
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