Concarneau weather in October

In October, Concarneau sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 88 mm of rain across 13.2 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Concarneau's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Concarneau's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 88 mm; 13.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:43 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover: 69%; 8th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 2.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Concarneau reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	12
2	17	12
3	17	12
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	17	12
7	16	12
8	16	12
9	16	12
10	16	11
11	16	11
12	16	11
13	16	11
14	16	11
15	16	11
16	16	11
17	15	11
18	15	11
19	15	11
20	15	11
21	15	10
22	15	10
23	15	10
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	14	10
28	14	10
29	14	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

Concarneau weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / 6°	92	13.3	8.6	1.7
Feb	9° / 5°	73	11.2	9.9	1.8
Mar	11° / 6°	61	11.1	11.6	2.7
Apr	13° / 8°	65	11.5	13.4	3.6
May	16° / 10°	60	11.2	14.9	4.7
Jun	19° / 13°	49	9	15.7	6.0
Jul	20° / 15°	45	9.1	15.4	6.5
Aug	20° / 15°	51	9.5	14.1	6.4
Sep	19° / 13°	55	9	12.4	6.1
Oct	16° / 11°	88	13.2	10.6	4.4
Nov	12° / 8°	91	13.7	9.1	2.9
Dec	10° / 6°	103	13.6	8.3	2.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34
Cloudier (%)	64	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Concarneau gets around 88 mm of rain over 13.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 47% 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	31
Rain chance (%)	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	40	40	40	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	47	47	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	39
12	39
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	41
17	42
18	42
19	43
20	43
21	44
22	44
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	47
30	47
31	47

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 72% 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	31
Dry (%)	60	61	62	63	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	70	72	72	72	73	74	74	75	75	75	77	78	78	79	80	81	82	83	84
Comfortable (%)	34	33	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	22	22	21	20	19	18	17	16
Humid (%)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	60	34	6
2	61	33	6
3	62	33	5
4	63	32	5
5	63	32	5
6	64	31	5
7	65	30	5
8	66	30	4
9	67	29	4
10	68	28	4
11	69	28	3
12	70	27	3
13	70	27	3
14	72	26	2
15	72	26	2
16	72	26	2
17	73	25	2
18	74	25	1
19	74	25	1
20	75	24	1
21	75	24	1
22	75	24	1
23	77	23	0
24	78	22	0
25	78	22	0
26	79	21	0
27	80	20	0
28	81	19	0
29	82	18	0
30	83	17	0
31	84	16	0

Wind in October

Winds average 16 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	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	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	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
31	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 5:52 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	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:21	7:23	7:24	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:30	7:31	7:33	7:34	7:36	7:37	7:39	7:40	7:42	7:43	7:45	7:46	7:48	7:49	7:51	7:53	7:54	7:56	7:57	7:59	8:00	8:02	8:03	8:05	8:06
Sunset (PM)	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:30	6:28	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	7:21	6:48
2	11.4	7:23	6:46
3	11.3	7:24	6:44
4	11.3	7:26	6:42
5	11.2	7:27	6:40
6	11.2	7:28	6:38
7	11.1	7:30	6:36
8	11.0	7:31	6:34
9	11.0	7:33	6:32
10	10.9	7:34	6:30
11	10.9	7:36	6:28
12	10.8	7:37	6:26
13	10.7	7:39	6:24
14	10.7	7:40	6:22
15	10.6	7:42	6:20
16	10.6	7:43	6:18
17	10.5	7:45	6:16
18	10.5	7:46	6:14
19	10.4	7:48	6:12
20	10.4	7:49	6:11
21	10.3	7:51	6:09
22	10.2	7:53	6:07
23	10.2	7:54	6:05
24	10.1	7:56	6:03
25	10.1	7:57	6:02
26	10.0	7:59	6:00
27	10.0	8:00	5:58
28	9.9	8:02	5:57
29	9.9	8:03	5:55
30	9.8	8:05	5:54
31	9.8	8:06	5:52

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.6	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.5	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.4	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.4	Moderate
14	2.3	Moderate
15	2.3	Moderate
16	2.3	Moderate
17	2.2	Moderate
18	2.2	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.0	Moderate
23	2.0	Moderate
24	2.0	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.9	Dim
27	1.9	Dim
28	1.8	Dim
29	1.8	Dim
30	1.7	Dim
31	1.7	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Concarneau?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.4

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Concarneau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Concarneau in October

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

In October, Concarneau sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Concarneau in October

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in October — 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 18°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	12	14	16	17	18	17	16	14	12
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	11	Bracing
Feb	10	Bracing
Mar	10	Bracing
Apr	12	Bracing
May	14	Bracing
Jun	16	Cool
Jul	17	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	12	Bracing

UV index in Concarneau in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Concarneau peaks around August 12 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 8 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	High	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	High
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 Concarneau?

Concarneau sits at 47.9°N, 3.9°W, 11 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Quimper, 19 km away.

Topography around Concarneau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Concarneau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m.

The land around Concarneau is covered by water (40%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, water (34%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and water (40%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

84 m

water 40%

16 km

170 m

water 34%

80 km

384 m

water 40%

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← September Concarneau year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October weather nearby: Quimper 19 km · Douarnenez 39 km · Ploemeur 40 km · Lorient 43 km · Lanester 45 km · Landerneau 69 km · Brest 71 km · Pontivy 74 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 Concarneau (47.8754°, -3.919°, elevation 11 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	17	12
2	17	12
3	17	12
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	17	12
7	16	12
8	16	12
9	16	12
10	16	11
11	16	11
12	16	11
13	16	11
14	16	11
15	16	11
16	16	11
17	15	11
18	15	11
19	15	11
20	15	11
21	15	10
22	15	10
23	15	10
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	14	10
28	14	10
29	14	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	39
12	39
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	41
17	42
18	42
19	43
20	43
21	44
22	44
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	47
30	47
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	60	34	6
2	61	33	6
3	62	33	5
4	63	32	5
5	63	32	5
6	64	31	5
7	65	30	5
8	66	30	4
9	67	29	4
10	68	28	4
11	69	28	3
12	70	27	3
13	70	27	3
14	72	26	2
15	72	26	2
16	72	26	2
17	73	25	2
18	74	25	1
19	74	25	1
20	75	24	1
21	75	24	1
22	75	24	1
23	77	23	0
24	78	22	0
25	78	22	0
26	79	21	0
27	80	20	0
28	81	19	0
29	82	18	0
30	83	17	0
31	84	16	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	12
2	17	12
3	17	12
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	17	12
7	16	12
8	16	12
9	16	12
10	16	11
11	16	11
12	16	11
13	16	11
14	16	11
15	16	11
16	16	11
17	15	11
18	15	11
19	15	11
20	15	11
21	15	10
22	15	10
23	15	10
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	14	10
28	14	10
29	14	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	39
12	39
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	41
17	42
18	42
19	43
20	43
21	44
22	44
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	47
30	47
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	60	34	6
2	61	33	6
3	62	33	5
4	63	32	5
5	63	32	5
6	64	31	5
7	65	30	5
8	66	30	4
9	67	29	4
10	68	28	4
11	69	28	3
12	70	27	3
13	70	27	3
14	72	26	2
15	72	26	2
16	72	26	2
17	73	25	2
18	74	25	1
19	74	25	1
20	75	24	1
21	75	24	1
22	75	24	1
23	77	23	0
24	78	22	0
25	78	22	0
26	79	21	0
27	80	20	0
28	81	19	0
29	82	18	0
30	83	17	0
31	84	16	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	12
2	17	12
3	17	12
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	17	12
7	16	12
8	16	12
9	16	12
10	16	11
11	16	11
12	16	11
13	16	11
14	16	11
15	16	11
16	16	11
17	15	11
18	15	11
19	15	11
20	15	11
21	15	10
22	15	10
23	15	10
24	15	10
25	15	10
26	15	10
27	14	10
28	14	10
29	14	10
30	14	10
31	14	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	35	65
5	35	65
6	35	65
7	34	66
8	34	66
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	34	66
15	34	66
16	35	65
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	35	65
27	34	66
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	41
4	41
5	41
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	40
11	39
12	39
13	40
14	40
15	40
16	41
17	42
18	42
19	43
20	43
21	44
22	44
23	45
24	45
25	45
26	46
27	46
28	46
29	47
30	47
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	60	34	6
2	61	33	6
3	62	33	5
4	63	32	5
5	63	32	5
6	64	31	5
7	65	30	5
8	66	30	4
9	67	29	4
10	68	28	4
11	69	28	3
12	70	27	3
13	70	27	3
14	72	26	2
15	72	26	2
16	72	26	2
17	73	25	2
18	74	25	1
19	74	25	1
20	75	24	1
21	75	24	1
22	75	24	1
23	77	23	0
24	78	22	0
25	78	22	0
26	79	21	0
27	80	20	0
28	81	19	0
29	82	18	0
30	83	17	0
31	84	16	0