Few mainland French towns get more rain than Plounéour-Ménez: 1,552 mm a year
Sunny July days climb to about 21.3°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 19°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 98% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 29 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Brennilis station, 10 km south.
A year in Plounéour-Ménez at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Brennilis station.
What a year in Plounéour-Ménez 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 10 km south of Plounéour-Ménez. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Plounéour-Ménez itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Brennilis (29018001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south |
| Station altitude | 220 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 258 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Landivisiau, 22 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 Plounéour-Ménez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plounéour-Ménez | Brennilis | 21.3°C | 3.0°C | 1,552 mm |
| Pleyber-Christ 7.3 km | Pleyber-Christ Sa | 21.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 4.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,102 mm |
| Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner 8.8 km | Pleyber-Christ Sa | 21.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 4.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,102 mm |
| Plourin-lès-Morlaix 13 km | Pleyber-Christ Sa | 21.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 4.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,102 mm |
| Guiclan 13 km | Pleyber-Christ Sa | 21.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 4.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,102 mm |
| Plougonven 15 km | Pleyber-Christ Sa | 21.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 4.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,102 mm |
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs 15 km | Pleyber-Christ Sa | 21.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 4.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,102 mm |
Plounéour-Ménez 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 Plounéour-Ménez’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Brennilis, 10 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, 22 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 Plounéour-Ménez’s climate
How warm does Plounéour-Ménez 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 Plounéour-Ménez 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 Plounéour-Ménez 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 (22 km away), averages 1,463 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Plounéour-Ménez itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Plounéour-Ménez, Brennilis, 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 BRENNILIS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Plounéour-Ménez →
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