Few mainland French towns have cooler summers than Saint-Eloy
On a normal January night the air cools to about 3.7°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 98% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in June. Expect about 24 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
Figures from Météo-France’s Sizun station, 8.1 km east.
A year in Saint-Eloy at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sizun station.
What a year in Saint-Eloy 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 8.1 km east of Saint-Eloy. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Eloy itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sizun (29277001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 157 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 161 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Landivisiau, 19 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 Saint-Eloy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Eloy | Sizun | 21.1°C | 3.7°C | 1,345 mm |
| Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch 12 km | Saint-Ségal S A | 22.5°C 1.4°C warmer | 3.9°C about the same | 1,126 mm |
| Landerneau 14 km | Ploudaniel-Inrae | 21.3°C about the same | 4.4°C 0.7°C milder | 1,147 mm |
| Loperhet 14 km | Brest-Guipavas | 20.8°C about the same | 4.6°C 0.9°C milder | 1,230 mm |
| Plouédern 16 km | Ploudaniel-Inrae | 21.3°C about the same | 4.4°C 0.7°C milder | 1,147 mm |
| Landivisiau 16 km | Landivisiau | 20.7°C about the same | 4.4°C 0.7°C milder | 1,160 mm |
| Châteaulin 19 km | Saint-Ségal S A | 22.5°C 1.4°C warmer | 3.9°C about the same | 1,126 mm |
Saint-Eloy 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 Saint-Eloy’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sizun, 8.1 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, 19 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 Saint-Eloy’s climate
How warm does Saint-Eloy 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 Saint-Eloy 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 Saint-Eloy 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 (19 km away), averages 1,463 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Eloy itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Eloy, Sizun, 8.1 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 Saint-Eloy →
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