Douarnenez weather in June

In June, Douarnenez sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 47 mm of rain across 8.9 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 30% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of June to 15 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Douarnenez's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douarnenez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
15 h 48 min
5:23 AM – 9:12 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

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 Douarnenez reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Douarnenez 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.

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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54753
64654
74654
84753
94753
104753
114753
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134951
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285149
295050
305050

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Douarnenez gets around 47 mm of rain over 8.9 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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332
432
532
633
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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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177230
276240
374251
472271
571281
670291
769301
869301
968311
1066322
1165332
1264342
1363343
1462353
1561363
1660364
1759374
1858384
1957385
2056395
2154406
2253416
2351427
2449437
2548448
2646458
2745469
2843479
2942499
30405010

Wind in June

Winds average 18 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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819light breeze
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1019light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of June to 15 h 48 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 5:29 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 9:01 PM to 9:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.55:299:01
215.65:289:02
315.65:279:03
415.65:279:04
515.65:269:05
615.75:269:06
715.75:259:06
815.75:259:07
915.75:249:08
1015.75:249:09
1115.85:249:09
1215.85:239:10
1315.85:239:11
1415.85:239:11
1515.85:239:12
1615.85:239:12
1715.85:239:13
1815.85:239:13
1915.85:239:13
2015.85:239:14
2115.95:239:14
2215.95:239:14
2315.95:239:15
2415.95:249:15
2515.85:249:15
2615.85:249:15
2715.85:259:15
2815.85:259:15
2915.85:269:15
3015.85:269:15

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.12 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — June's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
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206.2Intense
216.2Intense
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236.2Intense
246.2Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Douarnenez?

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
1.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Douarnenez for sightseeing.

What to pack for Douarnenez in June

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

In June, Douarnenez sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Douarnenez in June

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in June — 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 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 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
June 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).