Plovan sits near the top of mainland French towns for mild winters
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.5°C. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 90% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is December; the driest is June. Central heating does most of its work from December to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pont-l'Abbé station, 12 km south-east.
A year in Plovan at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pont-l'Abbé station.
What a year in Plovan feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pont-l'Abbé.
About 1,012 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 33 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 73rd wettest of 91 towns of 2,500+ in Finistère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Quimper
21 frosts and 35 days of 25°C a year
On about 21 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pont-l'Abbé: 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 Pont-l'Abbé
Pont-l'Abbé is 12 km south-east of Plovan. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Plovan itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pont-l'Abbé (29220002) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 17 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 35 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Quimper, 16 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 Plovan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plovan | Pont-l'Abbé | 23.5°C | 4.5°C | 1,012 mm |
| Plonéour-Lanvern 7.3 km | same station | 23.5°C about the same | 4.5°C about the same | 1,012 mm |
| Plozévet 7.9 km | Quimper | 21.8°C 1.7°C cooler | 4.5°C about the same | 1,214 mm |
| Plomeur 12 km | same station | 23.5°C about the same | 4.5°C about the same | 1,012 mm |
| Pont-l'Abbé 12 km | same station | 23.5°C about the same | 4.5°C about the same | 1,012 mm |
| Penmarch 13 km | same station | 23.5°C about the same | 4.5°C about the same | 1,012 mm |
| Pluguffan 15 km | Quimper | 21.8°C 1.7°C cooler | 4.5°C about the same | 1,214 mm |
Plovan weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pont-l'Abbé station; sunshine at Quimper.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.3°C | 4.5°C | 7.9°C | 124 mm | 66 |
| February | 11.9°C | 4.3°C | 8.1°C | 101 mm | 90 |
| March | 14.0°C | 5.1°C | 9.5°C | 74 mm | 133 |
| April | 16.5°C | 6.4°C | 11.5°C | 72 mm | 177 |
| May | 19.4°C | 9.2°C | 14.3°C | 62 mm | 201 |
| June | 22.1°C | 11.9°C | 17.0°C | 48 mm | 209 |
| July | 23.5°C | 13.6°C | 18.6°C | 51 mm | 205 |
| August | 23.8°C | 13.4°C | 18.6°C | 59 mm | 195 |
| September | 22.0°C | 11.5°C | 16.7°C | 59 mm | 175 |
| October | 18.1°C | 10.0°C | 14.1°C | 104 mm | 112 |
| November | 14.4°C | 7.1°C | 10.7°C | 129 mm | 79 |
| December | 11.8°C | 5.2°C | 8.5°C | 130 mm | 67 |
| Year | 17.4°C | 8.5°C | 13.0°C | 1,012 mm | 1,708 |
Where Plovan’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pont-l'Abbé, 12 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 16 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 Plovan’s climate
How warm does Plovan get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.8°C. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does Plovan get in winter?
February nights average 4.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 21 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Plovan get?
About 1,012 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (130 mm) and June the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Quimper (16 km away), averages 1,708 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Plovan itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Plovan, Pont-l'Abbé, 12 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 PONT-L'ABBE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Plovan →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.