Douarnenez weather in January

In January, Douarnenez sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 115 mm of precipitation across 15.7 wet days and about 8.6 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Douarnenez's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douarnenez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
115 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
8 h 36 min
9:10 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Douarnenez reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 2°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, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1108
2108
3108
4108
5108
6108
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8108
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11108
12108
13108
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15107
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2897
2997
3097
3197

Douarnenez weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52575
62575
72674
82674
92773
102773
112773
122872
132971
142971
152971
162971
173070
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193169
203169
213169
223070
233169
243268
253268
263268
273268
283268
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Douarnenez gets around 115 mm of rain and snow over 15.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 50% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
453
554
654
754
854
954
1054
1154
1254
1354
1454
1553
1652
1752
1851
1950
2049
2149
2248
2347
2446
2546
2645
2745
2844
2944
3044
3144

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January 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
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14100
15100
16100
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18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 25 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
226breezy
326breezy
426breezy
526breezy
626breezy
726breezy
826breezy
926breezy
1026breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:14 AM to 8:56 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.29:145:27
28.29:145:28
38.29:145:29
48.39:145:30
58.39:145:31
68.39:145:32
78.39:135:33
88.39:135:34
98.49:135:35
108.49:135:36
118.49:125:37
128.49:125:39
138.59:115:40
148.59:115:41
158.59:105:42
168.69:105:44
178.69:095:45
188.69:085:46
198.79:085:48
208.79:075:49
218.79:065:50
228.89:055:52
238.89:045:53
248.99:035:55
258.99:035:56
268.99:025:58
279.09:015:59
289.08:596:01
299.18:586:02
309.18:576:04
319.28:566:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.09 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 — January's 1.09 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
30.9Dim
40.9Dim
50.9Dim
60.9Dim
70.9Dim
81.0Dim
91.0Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.1Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.2Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.3Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.4Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Douarnenez?

Our two travel scores rate January 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

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Douarnenez.

What to pack for Douarnenez in January

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

In January, Douarnenez sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Douarnenez in January

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in January — 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 January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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
January 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).