Pont-Croix sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,214 mm a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 21.8°C. Winter and summer sit 18°C apart. Its July afternoons stay fresher than in 96% of mainland French towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to September, with highs of 18–22°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Quimper station, 26 km east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Pont-Croix at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Quimper station.
What a year in Pont-Croix 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 26 km east of Pont-Croix. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pont-Croix itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Quimper (29216001) |
| Distance from the town | 26 km east |
| Station altitude | 82 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 51 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 Pont-Croix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Croix | Quimper | 21.8°C | 4.5°C | 1,214 mm |
| Plouhinec 3.5 km | same station | 21.8°C about the same | 4.5°C about the same | 1,214 mm |
| Audierne 5 km | Lanvéoc | 20.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 5.2°C 0.7°C milder | 1,030 mm |
| Plozévet 8.5 km | same station | 21.8°C about the same | 4.5°C about the same | 1,214 mm |
| Douarnenez 13 km | Plomelin-Inrae | 22.2°C about the same | 4.3°C about the same | 1,150 mm |
| Crozon 23 km | Lanvéoc | 20.9°C 0.9°C cooler | 5.2°C 0.7°C milder | 1,030 mm |
| Plonéour-Lanvern 23 km | Pont-l'Abbé | 23.5°C 1.7°C warmer | 4.5°C about the same | 1,012 mm |
Pont-Croix 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 Pont-Croix’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Quimper, 26 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, 26 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 Pont-Croix’s climate
How warm does Pont-Croix 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 Pont-Croix 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 Pont-Croix 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 (26 km away), averages 1,708 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pont-Croix itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pont-Croix, Quimper, 26 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 Pont-Croix →
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.