Hardly any mainland French towns see fresher July days than Botsorhel
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 4.1°C on average. A year here swings 18°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 93% of mainland French towns. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 17–22°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pleyber-Christ Sa station, 16 km west.
A year in Botsorhel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pleyber-Christ Sa station.
What a year in Botsorhel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pleyber-Christ Sa.
About 1,102 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 58th wettest of 91 towns of 2,500+ in Finistère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Landivisiau
19 frosts and 20 days of 25°C a year
On about 19 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 20 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pleyber-Christ Sa: 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 Pleyber-Christ Sa
Pleyber-Christ Sa is 16 km west of Botsorhel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Botsorhel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pleyber-Christ Sa (29163003) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km west |
| Station altitude | 147 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 211 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Landivisiau, 38 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 Botsorhel 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botsorhel | Pleyber-Christ Sa | 21.9°C | 4.1°C | 1,102 mm |
| Plougonven 7.9 km | same station | 21.9°C about the same | 4.1°C about the same | 1,102 mm |
| Plouigneau 9 km | same station | 21.9°C about the same | 4.1°C about the same | 1,102 mm |
| Plourin-lès-Morlaix 14 km | same station | 21.9°C about the same | 4.1°C about the same | 1,102 mm |
| Plestin-les-Grèves 16 km | Lannion | 20.6°C 1.3°C cooler | 4.4°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Morlaix 16 km | same station | 21.9°C about the same | 4.1°C about the same | 1,102 mm |
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs 17 km | same station | 21.9°C about the same | 4.1°C about the same | 1,102 mm |
Botsorhel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pleyber-Christ Sa station; sunshine at Landivisiau.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3°C | 4.1°C | 6.7°C | 128 mm | 60 |
| February | 9.8°C | 3.8°C | 6.8°C | 107 mm | 74 |
| March | 12.0°C | 4.7°C | 8.4°C | 82 mm | 110 |
| April | 14.4°C | 5.7°C | 10.0°C | 79 mm | 143 |
| May | 17.4°C | 8.3°C | 12.9°C | 70 mm | 171 |
| June | 20.1°C | 10.9°C | 15.5°C | 62 mm | 183 |
| July | 21.9°C | 12.7°C | 17.3°C | 58 mm | 169 |
| August | 22.1°C | 12.8°C | 17.5°C | 63 mm | 165 |
| September | 20.0°C | 11.1°C | 15.5°C | 74 mm | 154 |
| October | 16.1°C | 9.2°C | 12.7°C | 113 mm | 105 |
| November | 12.2°C | 6.6°C | 9.4°C | 124 mm | 68 |
| December | 9.8°C | 4.5°C | 7.2°C | 141 mm | 62 |
| Year | 15.4°C | 7.9°C | 11.7°C | 1,102 mm | 1,463 |
Where Botsorhel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pleyber-Christ Sa, 16 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, 38 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 Botsorhel’s climate
How warm does Botsorhel get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.1°C. About 20 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Botsorhel get in winter?
February nights average 3.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 19 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Botsorhel get?
About 1,102 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (141 mm) and July the driest (58 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Landivisiau (38 km away), averages 1,463 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Botsorhel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Botsorhel, Pleyber-Christ Sa, 16 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 PLEYBER-CHRIST SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Botsorhel →
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