More rain falls on Pontivy than on 89% of mainland French towns: 1,044 mm a year
January nights here settle around 3.3°C. By warm days alone, it ranks cooler than 85% of mainland French towns. Only 21°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Moréac station, 20 km south-east.
A year in Pontivy at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Moréac station.
What a year in Pontivy feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Moréac.
About 1,044 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 88 towns of 2,500+ in Morbihan.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lorient-Lann Bihoue
33 frosts and 35 days of 25°C a year
On about 33 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Moréac: 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 Moréac
Moréac is 20 km south-east of Pontivy. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pontivy itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Moréac (56140001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 120 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 55 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Lorient-Lann Bihoue, 49 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 Pontivy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontivy | Moréac | 24.0°C | 3.3°C | 1,044 mm |
| Noyal-Pontivy 5.9 km | Loudéac | 23.0°C 1°C cooler | 2.8°C 0.5°C colder | 923 mm |
| Cléguérec 9.4 km | Loudéac | 23.0°C 1°C cooler | 2.8°C 0.5°C colder | 923 mm |
| Pluméliau-Bieuzy 11 km | same station | 24.0°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 1,044 mm |
| Évellys 12 km | same station | 24.0°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 1,044 mm |
| Guerlédan 15 km | Loudéac | 23.0°C 1°C cooler | 2.8°C 0.5°C colder | 923 mm |
| Moréac 20 km | same station | 24.0°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 1,044 mm |
Pontivy weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Moréac station; sunshine at Lorient-Lann Bihoue.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.9°C | 3.3°C | 6.1°C | 132 mm | 71 |
| February | 10.0°C | 3.2°C | 6.6°C | 93 mm | 99 |
| March | 12.7°C | 4.1°C | 8.4°C | 74 mm | 144 |
| April | 15.8°C | 5.5°C | 10.6°C | 76 mm | 191 |
| May | 18.8°C | 8.7°C | 13.7°C | 65 mm | 214 |
| June | 21.9°C | 11.4°C | 16.7°C | 58 mm | 224 |
| July | 24.0°C | 12.9°C | 18.5°C | 49 mm | 232 |
| August | 23.9°C | 12.9°C | 18.4°C | 59 mm | 219 |
| September | 21.2°C | 10.6°C | 15.9°C | 70 mm | 193 |
| October | 16.8°C | 9.1°C | 12.9°C | 113 mm | 120 |
| November | 12.3°C | 5.9°C | 9.1°C | 118 mm | 87 |
| December | 9.4°C | 3.8°C | 6.6°C | 136 mm | 72 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 7.6°C | 12.0°C | 1,044 mm | 1,865 |
Where Pontivy’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Moréac, 20 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, 49 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 Pontivy’s climate
How warm does Pontivy get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.0°C. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pontivy get in winter?
February nights average 3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 33 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pontivy get?
About 1,044 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (136 mm) and July the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lorient-Lann Bihoue (49 km away), averages 1,865 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pontivy itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pontivy, Moréac, 20 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 MOREAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pontivy →
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