Few mainland French towns get more rain than Pluguffan: 1,214 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 21.8°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 96% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 18°C across the year, low to high. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Quimper station, 1.3 km south-east.
A year in Pluguffan at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Quimper station.
What a year in Pluguffan feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Quimper.
About 1,214 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and June the driest. About 41 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 19th wettest of 91 towns of 2,500+ in Finistère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Quimper
16 frosts and 18 days of 25°C a year
On about 16 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 18 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Quimper: 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 Quimper
Quimper is 1.3 km south-east of Pluguffan. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pluguffan itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Quimper (29216001) |
| Distance from the town | 1.3 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 82 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 94 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Pluguffan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pluguffan | Quimper | 21.8°C | 4.5°C | 1,214 mm |
| Plomelin 4.5 km | Plomelin-Inrae | 22.2°C about the same | 4.3°C about the same | 1,150 mm |
| Quimper 5.8 km | Plomelin-Inrae | 22.2°C about the same | 4.3°C about the same | 1,150 mm |
| Gouesnach 8.7 km | Plomelin-Inrae | 22.2°C about the same | 4.3°C about the same | 1,150 mm |
| Plogonnec 11 km | same station | 21.8°C about the same | 4.5°C about the same | 1,214 mm |
| Combrit 11 km | Pont-l'Abbé | 23.5°C 1.7°C warmer | 4.5°C about the same | 1,012 mm |
| Ergué-Gabéric 11 km | Plomelin-Inrae | 22.2°C about the same | 4.3°C about the same | 1,150 mm |
Pluguffan weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Quimper station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | 4.5°C | 7.1°C | 144 mm | 66 |
| February | 10.2°C | 4.1°C | 7.2°C | 115 mm | 90 |
| March | 12.3°C | 5.4°C | 8.8°C | 84 mm | 133 |
| April | 14.6°C | 6.6°C | 10.6°C | 88 mm | 177 |
| May | 17.5°C | 9.3°C | 13.4°C | 77 mm | 201 |
| June | 20.1°C | 11.9°C | 16.0°C | 64 mm | 209 |
| July | 21.8°C | 13.6°C | 17.7°C | 70 mm | 205 |
| August | 21.9°C | 13.6°C | 17.7°C | 71 mm | 195 |
| September | 20.0°C | 11.7°C | 15.9°C | 78 mm | 175 |
| October | 16.3°C | 9.8°C | 13.0°C | 123 mm | 112 |
| November | 12.7°C | 6.9°C | 9.8°C | 148 mm | 79 |
| December | 10.4°C | 5.1°C | 7.7°C | 153 mm | 67 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 8.5°C | 12.1°C | 1,214 mm | 1,708 |
Where Pluguffan’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Quimper, 1.3 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, 1.3 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 Pluguffan’s climate
How warm does Pluguffan get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.9°C. About 18 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pluguffan get in winter?
February nights average 4.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 16 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pluguffan get?
About 1,214 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (153 mm) and June the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Quimper (1.3 km away), averages 1,708 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pluguffan itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pluguffan, Quimper, 1.3 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 QUIMPER, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pluguffan →
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.