Hardly any mainland French towns see fresher July days than Ploudiry
Nights in January average 3.7°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 98% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is December; the driest is June. Waterproofs come out on about 169 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Sizun station, 11 km south-east.
A year in Ploudiry at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sizun station.
What a year in Ploudiry feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sizun.
About 1,345 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 46 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 91 towns of 2,500+ in Finistère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Landivisiau
24 frosts and 17 days of 25°C a year
On about 24 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 17 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sizun: 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 Sizun
Sizun is 11 km south-east of Ploudiry. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ploudiry itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sizun (29277001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 157 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 186 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Landivisiau, 8.7 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 Ploudiry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploudiry | Sizun | 21.1°C | 3.7°C | 1,345 mm |
| Landivisiau 7.5 km | Landivisiau | 20.7°C about the same | 4.4°C 0.7°C milder | 1,160 mm |
| Plouédern 8.6 km | Ploudaniel-Inrae | 21.3°C about the same | 4.4°C 0.7°C milder | 1,147 mm |
| Landerneau 9.1 km | Ploudaniel-Inrae | 21.3°C about the same | 4.4°C 0.7°C milder | 1,147 mm |
| Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner 15 km | Pleyber-Christ Sa | 21.9°C 0.8°C warmer | 4.1°C about the same | 1,102 mm |
| Loperhet 16 km | Brest-Guipavas | 20.8°C about the same | 4.6°C 0.9°C milder | 1,230 mm |
| Plouvorn 16 km | Landivisiau | 20.7°C about the same | 4.4°C 0.7°C milder | 1,160 mm |
Ploudiry weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sizun station; sunshine at Landivisiau.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.9°C | 3.7°C | 6.3°C | 157 mm | 60 |
| February | 9.3°C | 3.4°C | 6.4°C | 132 mm | 74 |
| March | 11.5°C | 4.5°C | 8.0°C | 97 mm | 110 |
| April | 13.8°C | 5.6°C | 9.7°C | 99 mm | 143 |
| May | 16.7°C | 8.2°C | 12.4°C | 82 mm | 171 |
| June | 19.4°C | 10.7°C | 15.1°C | 72 mm | 183 |
| July | 21.1°C | 12.3°C | 16.7°C | 74 mm | 169 |
| August | 21.3°C | 12.5°C | 16.9°C | 82 mm | 165 |
| September | 19.3°C | 10.8°C | 15.1°C | 90 mm | 154 |
| October | 15.6°C | 8.7°C | 12.1°C | 137 mm | 105 |
| November | 11.7°C | 6.0°C | 8.9°C | 153 mm | 68 |
| December | 9.4°C | 4.1°C | 6.8°C | 171 mm | 62 |
| Year | 14.8°C | 7.5°C | 11.2°C | 1,345 mm | 1,463 |
Where Ploudiry’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sizun, 11 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, 8.7 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 Ploudiry’s climate
How warm does Ploudiry get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.3°C. About 17 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ploudiry get in winter?
February nights average 3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 24 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ploudiry get?
About 1,345 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (171 mm) and June the driest (72 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Landivisiau (8.7 km away), averages 1,463 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ploudiry itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ploudiry, Sizun, 11 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 SIZUN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ploudiry →
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