Carquefou weather in July

In July, Carquefou sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 39 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Carquefou's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carquefou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
12th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
5:30 AM – 8:53 PM
Cloud cover
59%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical July day in Carquefou reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22314
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How July really feels in Carquefou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Carquefou weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 7111.20.28.71.6
Feb10° / 559.60.59.92.1
Mar13° / 5310.30.111.63.4
Apr15° / 5710.5013.34.6
May19° / 10°6110.6014.85.8
Jun22° / 13°468.4015.76.7
Jul24° / 14°397.3015.37.4
Aug24° / 14°477.3014.17.4
Sep21° / 12°497.4012.46.9
Oct17° / 10°7311.4010.65.1
Nov12° / 7011.309.13.1
Dec / 7911.40.28.31.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54456
64456
74555
84555
94555
104654
114654
124852
134852
144951
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254654
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284555
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Carquefou gets around 39 mm of rain over 7.3 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
227
327
427
527
626
726
825
925
1024
1123
1222
1322
1421
1521
1620
1720
1820
1920
2020
2120
2220
2320
2420
2520
2620
2720
2820
2920
3021
3121

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14342132
24243132
34144132
44144132
54045142
64045141
73945141
83945151
93845151
103845161
113845161
123745171
133745181
143645181
153545191
163445201
173345211
183245221
193145231
203044241
212944251
222944262
232844262
242744272
252744272
262744282
272643282
282643292
292643292
302642293
312642293

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 42 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:19 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 9:00 PM to 8:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.75:199:00
215.75:199:00
315.75:209:00
415.65:208:59
515.65:218:59
615.65:228:59
715.65:228:58
815.65:238:58
915.65:248:57
1015.55:258:57
1115.55:268:56
1215.55:278:56
1315.55:278:55
1415.45:288:54
1515.45:298:54
1615.45:308:53
1715.35:318:52
1815.35:328:51
1915.35:338:50
2015.35:348:49
2115.25:358:49
2215.25:378:48
2315.15:388:47
2415.15:398:45
2515.15:408:44
2615.05:418:43
2715.05:428:42
2815.05:438:41
2914.95:458:40
3014.95:468:38
3114.85:478:37

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Carquefou?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Carquefou for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Carquefou in July

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

In July, Carquefou sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Carquefou in July

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

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

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Carquefou in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Carquefou peaks around August 10 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Carquefou?

Carquefou sits at 47.3°N, 1.5°W, 34 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Carquefou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carquefou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m.

The land around Carquefou is covered by trees (39%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (31%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
340 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: La Chapelle-sur-Erdre 5.0 km · Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire 10 km · Nantes 10 km · Orvault 10 km · Rezé 13 km · Vertou 14 km · Saint-Herblain 15 km · Bouguenais 16 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
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

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 Carquefou (47.2972°, -1.4921°, elevation 34 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).