Winter nights in Étel are milder than in 93% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.6°C on average. Warm afternoons come less often than in 90% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 20°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Garden chairs stay out from May to October, the months with highs of 18–24°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Auray station, 17 km east.
A year in Étel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Auray station.
What a year in Étel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Auray.
About 969 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 30th wettest of 88 towns of 2,500+ in Morbihan.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lorient-Lann Bihoue
22 frosts and 32 days of 25°C a year
On about 22 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 32 days a year reach 25°C, and 5 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Auray: 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 Auray
Auray is 17 km east of Étel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Étel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Auray (56007001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km east |
| Station altitude | 26 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 9 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Lorient-Lann Bihoue, 21 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 Étel 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 Morbihan.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étel | Auray | 23.6°C | 4.2°C | 969 mm |
| Belz 2.7 km | same station | 23.6°C about the same | 4.2°C about the same | 969 mm |
| Erdeven 3.4 km | same station | 23.6°C about the same | 4.2°C about the same | 969 mm |
| Plouhinec 4.9 km | Lorient-Lann Bihoue | 22.5°C 1.1°C cooler | 4.0°C about the same | 943 mm |
| Locoal-Mendon 8.6 km | same station | 23.6°C about the same | 4.2°C about the same | 969 mm |
| Merlevenez 9.3 km | Lorient-Lann Bihoue | 22.5°C 1.1°C cooler | 4.0°C about the same | 943 mm |
| Ploemel 9.4 km | same station | 23.6°C about the same | 4.2°C about the same | 969 mm |
Étel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Auray station; sunshine at Lorient-Lann Bihoue.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9°C | 4.2°C | 7.0°C | 110 mm | 71 |
| February | 10.8°C | 4.1°C | 7.4°C | 83 mm | 99 |
| March | 13.2°C | 5.2°C | 9.2°C | 68 mm | 144 |
| April | 15.8°C | 6.8°C | 11.3°C | 70 mm | 191 |
| May | 18.8°C | 9.8°C | 14.3°C | 64 mm | 214 |
| June | 21.7°C | 12.5°C | 17.1°C | 54 mm | 224 |
| July | 23.6°C | 14.1°C | 18.8°C | 51 mm | 232 |
| August | 23.5°C | 13.9°C | 18.7°C | 55 mm | 219 |
| September | 21.4°C | 11.8°C | 16.6°C | 72 mm | 193 |
| October | 17.5°C | 10.1°C | 13.8°C | 107 mm | 120 |
| November | 13.4°C | 6.7°C | 10.0°C | 115 mm | 87 |
| December | 10.6°C | 4.6°C | 7.6°C | 122 mm | 72 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 8.6°C | 12.6°C | 969 mm | 1,865 |
Where Étel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Auray, 17 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, Lorient-Lann Bihoue, 21 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 Morbihan.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Étel’s climate
How warm does Étel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.6°C. About 32 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 5 reach 30°C.
How cold does Étel get in winter?
February nights average 4.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 22 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Étel get?
About 969 mm a year, more than 86% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (122 mm) and July the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lorient-Lann Bihoue (21 km away), averages 1,865 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Étel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Étel, Auray, 17 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 AURAY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Étel →
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.