Brest weather in June

In June, Brest sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 47 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 15.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of June to 15 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Brest's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brest's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 47 mm; 9.7 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 54 min; 5:22 AM – 9:14 PM
Cloud cover: 63%; 4th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 6.38 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.5; out of 10

Brest is port city in the Finistère department, Brittany, France.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 7.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 2,927/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical June day in Brest reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	12
2	16	12
3	16	12
4	16	12
5	16	12
6	17	12
7	17	12
8	17	12
9	17	12
10	17	12
11	17	12
12	17	12
13	17	12
14	17	12
15	17	13
16	17	13
17	17	13
18	17	13
19	17	13
20	18	13
21	18	13
22	18	13
23	18	13
24	18	13
25	18	13
26	18	13
27	18	13
28	18	13
29	18	14
30	18	14

Brest weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 7°	99	15.3	8.6	1.8
Feb	10° / 6°	79	13.3	9.9	1.8
Mar	11° / 7°	64	12.6	11.6	2.5
Apr	13° / 8°	66	11.9	13.4	3.2
May	15° / 10°	59	10.6	15	4.4
Jun	17° / 13°	47	9.7	15.8	5.5
Jul	19° / 14°	45	10.1	15.5	6.1
Aug	19° / 14°	53	10	14.1	6.1
Sep	18° / 13°	52	9.6	12.4	5.8
Oct	15° / 11°	92	14.1	10.6	4.1
Nov	12° / 9°	96	14.9	9	2.9
Dec	11° / 7°	106	15.3	8.2	2.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	44	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	39	39	39
Cloudier (%)	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	58	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	56	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	61	61	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	42	58
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Brest gets around 47 mm of rain over 9.7 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	35	35	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	30	32	32	33	34	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	36
4	36
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	37
9	37
10	37
11	36
12	35
13	34
14	33
15	32
16	31
17	30
18	29
19	28
20	28
21	28
22	28
23	28
24	29
25	30
26	32
27	32
28	33
29	34
30	35

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	77	76	75	74	73	71	70	70	69	68	66	65	64	62	60	58	56	54	52	50	49	47
Comfortable (%)	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	28	29	30	31	32	33	35	36	38	40	42	43	45	46	48
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	86	14	0
2	85	15	0
3	84	16	0
4	83	17	0
5	82	18	0
6	81	19	0
7	80	20	0
8	79	21	0
9	77	22	1
10	76	23	1
11	75	24	1
12	74	25	1
13	73	26	1
14	71	27	2
15	70	28	2
16	70	28	2
17	69	29	2
18	68	30	2
19	66	31	3
20	65	32	3
21	64	33	3
22	62	35	3
23	60	36	4
24	58	38	4
25	56	40	4
26	54	42	4
27	52	43	5
28	50	45	5
29	49	46	5
30	47	48	5

Wind in June

Winds average 17 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	17	light breeze
30	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of June to 15 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 9:03 PM to 9:17 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.7	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9	15.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:28	5:27	5:27	5:26	5:26	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25
Sunset (PM)	9:03	9:04	9:05	9:06	9:07	9:07	9:08	9:09	9:10	9:11	9:11	9:12	9:13	9:13	9:14	9:14	9:15	9:15	9:15	9:16	9:16	9:16	9:17	9:17	9:17	9:17	9:17	9:17	9:17	9:17

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	15.6	5:28	9:03
2	15.6	5:27	9:04
3	15.6	5:27	9:05
4	15.7	5:26	9:06
5	15.7	5:26	9:07
6	15.7	5:25	9:07
7	15.7	5:25	9:08
8	15.7	5:24	9:09
9	15.8	5:24	9:10
10	15.8	5:23	9:11
11	15.8	5:23	9:11
12	15.8	5:23	9:12
13	15.8	5:23	9:13
14	15.8	5:22	9:13
15	15.9	5:22	9:14
16	15.9	5:22	9:14
17	15.9	5:22	9:15
18	15.9	5:22	9:15
19	15.9	5:22	9:15
20	15.9	5:22	9:16
21	15.9	5:22	9:16
22	15.9	5:23	9:16
23	15.9	5:23	9:17
24	15.9	5:23	9:17
25	15.9	5:23	9:17
26	15.9	5:24	9:17
27	15.9	5:24	9:17
28	15.9	5:24	9:17
29	15.9	5:25	9:17
30	15.9	5:25	9:17

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.38 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — June's 6.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.2	Intense
3	6.2	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.4	Intense
13	6.4	Intense
14	6.4	Intense
15	6.4	Intense
16	6.4	Intense
17	6.5	Intense
18	6.5	Intense
19	6.5	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.4	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Brest?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

1.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Brest for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brest in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Brest sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

Sea temperature near Brest in June

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February near 10°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	11	10	10	11	13	14	15	16	15	15	14	12
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	11	Bracing
Feb	10	Bracing
Mar	10	Bracing
Apr	11	Bracing
May	13	Bracing
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	15	Cool
Aug	16	Cool
Sep	15	Cool
Oct	15	Bracing
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	12	Bracing

UV index in Brest in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Brest peaks around August 14 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	5	6	7	6	7	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Brest?

Brest sits at 48.4°N, 4.5°W, 49 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Landerneau, 19 km away.

Topography around Brest

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Brest.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brest has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m.

The land around Brest is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), water (28%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (27%), water (25%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and water (56%) within 80 km.

3 km

109 m

artificial surfaces 46%

16 km

182 m

trees 27%

80 km

384 m

water 56%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← May Brest year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June weather nearby: Landerneau 19 km · Douarnenez 35 km · Quimper 52 km · Morlaix 53 km · Concarneau 71 km · Lannion 85 km · Ploemeur 107 km · Lorient 109 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 77% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $48,986; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 539
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Brest (48.3903°, -4.4863°, elevation 49 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	12
2	16	12
3	16	12
4	16	12
5	16	12
6	17	12
7	17	12
8	17	12
9	17	12
10	17	12
11	17	12
12	17	12
13	17	12
14	17	12
15	17	13
16	17	13
17	17	13
18	17	13
19	17	13
20	18	13
21	18	13
22	18	13
23	18	13
24	18	13
25	18	13
26	18	13
27	18	13
28	18	13
29	18	14
30	18	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	42	58
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	36
4	36
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	37
9	37
10	37
11	36
12	35
13	34
14	33
15	32
16	31
17	30
18	29
19	28
20	28
21	28
22	28
23	28
24	29
25	30
26	32
27	32
28	33
29	34
30	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	86	14	0
2	85	15	0
3	84	16	0
4	83	17	0
5	82	18	0
6	81	19	0
7	80	20	0
8	79	21	0
9	77	22	1
10	76	23	1
11	75	24	1
12	74	25	1
13	73	26	1
14	71	27	2
15	70	28	2
16	70	28	2
17	69	29	2
18	68	30	2
19	66	31	3
20	65	32	3
21	64	33	3
22	62	35	3
23	60	36	4
24	58	38	4
25	56	40	4
26	54	42	4
27	52	43	5
28	50	45	5
29	49	46	5
30	47	48	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	12
2	16	12
3	16	12
4	16	12
5	16	12
6	17	12
7	17	12
8	17	12
9	17	12
10	17	12
11	17	12
12	17	12
13	17	12
14	17	12
15	17	13
16	17	13
17	17	13
18	17	13
19	17	13
20	18	13
21	18	13
22	18	13
23	18	13
24	18	13
25	18	13
26	18	13
27	18	13
28	18	13
29	18	14
30	18	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	42	58
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	36
4	36
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	37
9	37
10	37
11	36
12	35
13	34
14	33
15	32
16	31
17	30
18	29
19	28
20	28
21	28
22	28
23	28
24	29
25	30
26	32
27	32
28	33
29	34
30	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	86	14	0
2	85	15	0
3	84	16	0
4	83	17	0
5	82	18	0
6	81	19	0
7	80	20	0
8	79	21	0
9	77	22	1
10	76	23	1
11	75	24	1
12	74	25	1
13	73	26	1
14	71	27	2
15	70	28	2
16	70	28	2
17	69	29	2
18	68	30	2
19	66	31	3
20	65	32	3
21	64	33	3
22	62	35	3
23	60	36	4
24	58	38	4
25	56	40	4
26	54	42	4
27	52	43	5
28	50	45	5
29	49	46	5
30	47	48	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	12
2	16	12
3	16	12
4	16	12
5	16	12
6	17	12
7	17	12
8	17	12
9	17	12
10	17	12
11	17	12
12	17	12
13	17	12
14	17	12
15	17	13
16	17	13
17	17	13
18	17	13
19	17	13
20	18	13
21	18	13
22	18	13
23	18	13
24	18	13
25	18	13
26	18	13
27	18	13
28	18	13
29	18	14
30	18	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	40	60
11	40	60
12	42	58
13	43	57
14	43	57
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	41	59
26	41	59
27	40	60
28	39	61
29	39	61
30	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	36
4	36
5	37
6	37
7	37
8	37
9	37
10	37
11	36
12	35
13	34
14	33
15	32
16	31
17	30
18	29
19	28
20	28
21	28
22	28
23	28
24	29
25	30
26	32
27	32
28	33
29	34
30	35

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	86	14	0
2	85	15	0
3	84	16	0
4	83	17	0
5	82	18	0
6	81	19	0
7	80	20	0
8	79	21	0
9	77	22	1
10	76	23	1
11	75	24	1
12	74	25	1
13	73	26	1
14	71	27	2
15	70	28	2
16	70	28	2
17	69	29	2
18	68	30	2
19	66	31	3
20	65	32	3
21	64	33	3
22	62	35	3
23	60	36	4
24	58	38	4
25	56	40	4
26	54	42	4
27	52	43	5
28	50	45	5
29	49	46	5
30	47	48	5