Douarnenez weather in February

In February, Douarnenez sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 86 mm of precipitation across 12.5 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Douarnenez's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douarnenez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
86 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
8:35 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
68%
9th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical February day in Douarnenez reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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297
397
497
597
697
797
897
997
1097
1197
1297
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1497
1597
1697
1797
1897
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2297
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28107

Douarnenez weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 12th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 11515.78.61.8
Feb / 8612.59.91.8
Mar11° / 7012.411.62.3
Apr12° / 691113.43.1
May14° / 11°589.914.94.3
Jun17° / 14°478.915.85.5
Jul18° / 16°479.315.46.2
Aug19° / 16°54914.16.3
Sep17° / 15°609.312.45.7
Oct15° / 13°10614.110.64.2
Nov13° / 10°11715.992.9
Dec11° / 12915.68.22.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33367
43367
53367
63367
73565
83664
93664
103763
113763
123862
133862
143664
153763
163763
173763
183664
193565
203565
213466
223466
233367
243367
253367
263367
273367
283466

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Douarnenez gets around 86 mm of rain and snow over 12.5 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 45% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
345
446
546
646
746
846
946
1045
1145
1245
1345
1445
1544
1644
1744
1844
1944
2044
2144
2245
2345
2446
2546
2646
2746
2846

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 24 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
324breezy
424breezy
524breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of February to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:55 AM to 8:12 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:556:07
29.28:546:08
39.38:526:10
49.38:516:11
59.48:506:13
69.48:486:15
79.58:476:16
89.58:466:18
99.68:446:19
109.68:436:21
119.78:416:23
129.78:406:24
139.88:386:26
149.88:376:27
159.98:356:29
1610.08:336:30
1710.08:326:32
1810.18:306:34
1910.18:286:35
2010.28:276:37
2110.28:256:38
2210.38:236:40
2310.38:216:42
2410.48:196:43
2510.58:186:45
2610.58:166:46
2710.68:146:48
2810.68:126:49

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 1.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 1.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.5Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.7Dim
81.7Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.8Dim
121.9Dim
131.9Dim
141.9Dim
152.0Dim
162.0Dim
172.0Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.4Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Douarnenez?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Douarnenez.

What to pack for Douarnenez in February

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

In February, Douarnenez sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Douarnenez in February

The nearest coast averages about 10°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) 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.

8°10°12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan11Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr11Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Douarnenez in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Douarnenez peaks around August 13 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Douarnenez?

Douarnenez sits at 48.1°N, 4.3°W, 23 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Quimper, 20 km away.

Topography around Douarnenez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Douarnenez has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m.

The land around Douarnenez is covered by water (44%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, cropland (27%), water (27%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (50%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
329 m
80 km
384 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Quimper 20 km · Brest 35 km · Concarneau 39 km · Landerneau 40 km · Morlaix 65 km · Ploemeur 78 km · Lorient 81 km · Lanester 82 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 Douarnenez (48.0954°, -4.329°, elevation 23 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).