Summer warmth: Ruffiac logs fewer 25-degree days than 81% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 3.1°C. Temperatures cover 22°C across the year, low to high. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 78% of mainland French towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pleucadeuc station, 9.5 km south-west.
A year in Ruffiac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pleucadeuc station.
What a year in Ruffiac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pleucadeuc.
About 907 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 71st wettest of 88 towns of 2,500+ in Morbihan.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Vannes-Séné
40 frosts and 40 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 40 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pleucadeuc: 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 Pleucadeuc
Pleucadeuc is 9.5 km south-west of Ruffiac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ruffiac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pleucadeuc (56159001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.5 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 65 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 40 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Vannes-Séné, 40 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 Ruffiac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruffiac | Pleucadeuc | 24.3°C | 3.1°C | 907 mm |
| Malestroit 7.4 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 3.1°C about the same | 907 mm |
| Carentoir 12 km | Guer | 25.4°C 1.1°C warmer | 2.9°C about the same | 873 mm |
| Val d'Oust 13 km | Ploërmel | 24.2°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 767 mm |
| La Gacilly 13 km | Saint-Jacut-les-Pins | 24.8°C 0.5°C warmer | 3.4°C about the same | 948 mm |
| Ploërmel 15 km | Ploërmel | 24.2°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 767 mm |
| Sérent 16 km | same station | 24.3°C about the same | 3.1°C about the same | 907 mm |
Ruffiac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pleucadeuc station; sunshine at Vannes-Séné.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.2°C | 3.1°C | 6.1°C | 109 mm | 75 |
| February | 10.1°C | 2.7°C | 6.4°C | 77 mm | 107 |
| March | 13.0°C | 4.0°C | 8.5°C | 62 mm | 157 |
| April | 15.7°C | 5.2°C | 10.4°C | 68 mm | 201 |
| May | 19.0°C | 8.4°C | 13.7°C | 61 mm | 222 |
| June | 22.1°C | 11.1°C | 16.6°C | 53 mm | 244 |
| July | 24.3°C | 12.7°C | 18.5°C | 48 mm | 255 |
| August | 24.4°C | 12.6°C | 18.5°C | 51 mm | 225 |
| September | 21.6°C | 10.2°C | 15.9°C | 67 mm | 202 |
| October | 16.9°C | 8.5°C | 12.7°C | 96 mm | 121 |
| November | 12.6°C | 5.4°C | 9.0°C | 102 mm | 93 |
| December | 9.7°C | 3.4°C | 6.5°C | 113 mm | 79 |
| Year | 16.5°C | 7.3°C | 11.9°C | 907 mm | 1,981 |
Where Ruffiac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pleucadeuc, 9.5 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, Vannes-Séné, 40 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 Ruffiac’s climate
How warm does Ruffiac get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.4°C. About 40 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 81% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ruffiac get in winter?
February nights average 2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ruffiac get?
About 907 mm a year, more than 78% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (113 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Vannes-Séné (40 km away), averages 1,981 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ruffiac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ruffiac, Pleucadeuc, 9.5 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 PLEUCADEUC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ruffiac →
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.