Photo: Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 4.0Hardly any mainland French towns see fresher July days than Ergué-Gabéric
January nights here settle around 4.3°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 94% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in December and eases off in June. An umbrella earns its place on about 149 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Plomelin-Inrae station, 9.8 km south-west.
A year in Ergué-Gabéric at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Plomelin-Inrae station.
What a year in Ergué-Gabéric feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Plomelin-Inrae.
About 1,150 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 39 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 33rd wettest of 91 towns of 2,500+ in Finistère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Quimper
23 frosts and 21 days of 25°C a year
On about 23 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 21 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Plomelin-Inrae: 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 Plomelin-Inrae
Plomelin-Inrae is 9.8 km south-west of Ergué-Gabéric. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ergué-Gabéric itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Plomelin-Inrae (29170001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.8 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 33 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 56 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Quimper, 10 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 Ergué-Gabéric 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ergué-Gabéric | Plomelin-Inrae | 22.2°C | 4.3°C | 1,150 mm |
| Quimper 5.4 km | same station | 22.2°C about the same | 4.3°C about the same | 1,150 mm |
| Saint-Évarzec 6.8 km | same station | 22.2°C about the same | 4.3°C about the same | 1,150 mm |
| Saint-Yvi 8.5 km | Quimper | 21.8°C about the same | 4.5°C about the same | 1,214 mm |
| Elliant 10 km | Quimper | 21.8°C about the same | 4.5°C about the same | 1,214 mm |
| Briec 10 km | Saint-Ségal S A | 22.5°C about the same | 3.9°C about the same | 1,126 mm |
| Pleuven 11 km | same station | 22.2°C about the same | 4.3°C about the same | 1,150 mm |
Ergué-Gabéric weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Plomelin-Inrae station; sunshine at Quimper.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.2°C | 4.3°C | 7.3°C | 140 mm | 66 |
| February | 10.7°C | 3.9°C | 7.3°C | 109 mm | 90 |
| March | 12.7°C | 5.2°C | 9.0°C | 78 mm | 133 |
| April | 14.9°C | 6.3°C | 10.6°C | 81 mm | 177 |
| May | 17.9°C | 9.1°C | 13.5°C | 74 mm | 201 |
| June | 20.5°C | 11.7°C | 16.1°C | 60 mm | 209 |
| July | 22.2°C | 13.3°C | 17.8°C | 63 mm | 205 |
| August | 22.4°C | 13.1°C | 17.7°C | 69 mm | 195 |
| September | 20.4°C | 11.2°C | 15.8°C | 74 mm | 175 |
| October | 16.8°C | 9.4°C | 13.1°C | 113 mm | 112 |
| November | 13.2°C | 6.5°C | 9.9°C | 144 mm | 79 |
| December | 10.9°C | 4.9°C | 7.9°C | 146 mm | 67 |
| Year | 16.1°C | 8.2°C | 12.2°C | 1,150 mm | 1,708 |
Where Ergué-Gabéric’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Plomelin-Inrae, 9.8 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, Quimper, 10 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 Ergué-Gabéric’s climate
How warm does Ergué-Gabéric get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.4°C. About 21 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ergué-Gabéric get in winter?
February nights average 3.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 23 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ergué-Gabéric get?
About 1,150 mm a year, more than 94% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (146 mm) and June the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Quimper (10 km away), averages 1,708 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ergué-Gabéric itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ergué-Gabéric, Plomelin-Inrae, 9.8 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 PLOMELIN-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ergué-Gabéric →
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