Douarnenez weather in October

In October, Douarnenez sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 106 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Douarnenez's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douarnenez's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 106 mm; 14.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:45 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 8th clearest
Wind: 22 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 2.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; 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 16°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Douarnenez reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Douarnenez weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-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	10° / 7°	115	15.7	8.6	1.8
Feb	9° / 7°	86	12.5	9.9	1.8
Mar	11° / 8°	70	12.4	11.6	2.3
Apr	12° / 9°	69	11	13.4	3.1
May	14° / 11°	58	9.9	14.9	4.3
Jun	17° / 14°	47	8.9	15.8	5.5
Jul	18° / 16°	47	9.3	15.4	6.2
Aug	19° / 16°	54	9	14.1	6.3
Sep	17° / 15°	60	9.3	12.4	5.7
Oct	15° / 13°	106	14.1	10.6	4.2
Nov	13° / 10°	117	15.9	9	2.9
Dec	11° / 8°	129	15.6	8.2	2.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

	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 (%)	42	41	41	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	40	39	38	38	38	37	38	37	36	36	35	35
Cloudier (%)	58	59	59	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	60	60	60	60	61	62	62	62	63	62	63	64	64	65	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	35	65
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Douarnenez gets around 106 mm of rain over 14.1 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 46% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42	43	44	44	45	45	46	47	47	48	48	49	50	50	51	51	52	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	43
16	44
17	44
18	45
19	45
20	46
21	47
22	47
23	48
24	48
25	49
26	50
27	50
28	51
29	51
30	52
31	52

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 70% 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 (%)	58	59	60	60	60	62	62	64	64	65	66	67	67	68	70	70	71	71	72	74	74	75	75	76	77	78	78	79	80	82	83
Comfortable (%)	36	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	29	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	24	23	22	22	21	20	18	17
Humid (%)	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	58	36	6
2	59	35	6
3	60	35	5
4	60	35	5
5	60	35	5
6	62	34	4
7	62	34	4
8	64	33	3
9	64	33	3
10	65	32	3
11	66	32	2
12	67	31	2
13	67	31	2
14	68	30	2
15	70	29	1
16	70	29	1
17	71	28	1
18	71	28	1
19	72	27	1
20	74	26	0
21	74	26	0
22	75	25	0
23	75	25	0
24	76	24	0
25	77	23	0
26	78	22	0
27	78	22	0
28	79	21	0
29	80	20	0
30	82	18	0
31	83	17	0

Wind in October

Winds average 22 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 24 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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	20	breezy
2	20	breezy
3	20	breezy
4	20	breezy
5	20	breezy
6	20	breezy
7	21	breezy
8	21	breezy
9	21	breezy
10	21	breezy
11	21	breezy
12	21	breezy
13	21	breezy
14	21	breezy
15	21	breezy
16	21	breezy
17	21	breezy
18	22	breezy
19	22	breezy
20	22	breezy
21	22	breezy
22	22	breezy
23	23	breezy
24	23	breezy
25	23	breezy
26	23	breezy
27	23	breezy
28	24	breezy
29	24	breezy
30	24	breezy
31	24	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of October to 9 h 42 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 7:23 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 5:53 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)	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.3	11.2	11.1	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	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:23	7:24	7:26	7:27	7:29	7:30	7:32	7:33	7:35	7:36	7:38	7:39	7:41	7:42	7:44	7:45	7:47	7:48	7:50	7:52	7:53	7:55	7:56	7:58	7:59	8:01	8:02	8:04	8:06	8:07	8:09
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:48	6:45	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:35	6:33	6:31	6:29	6:27	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:10	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	7:23	6:50
2	11.4	7:24	6:48
3	11.3	7:26	6:45
4	11.3	7:27	6:43
5	11.2	7:29	6:41
6	11.1	7:30	6:39
7	11.1	7:32	6:37
8	11.0	7:33	6:35
9	11.0	7:35	6:33
10	10.9	7:36	6:31
11	10.9	7:38	6:29
12	10.8	7:39	6:27
13	10.7	7:41	6:25
14	10.7	7:42	6:23
15	10.6	7:44	6:21
16	10.6	7:45	6:19
17	10.5	7:47	6:17
18	10.5	7:48	6:16
19	10.4	7:50	6:14
20	10.3	7:52	6:12
21	10.3	7:53	6:10
22	10.2	7:55	6:08
23	10.2	7:56	6:06
24	10.1	7:58	6:05
25	10.1	7:59	6:03
26	10.0	8:01	6:01
27	10.0	8:02	6:00
28	9.9	8:04	5:58
29	9.8	8:06	5:56
30	9.8	8:07	5:55
31	9.7	8:09	5:53

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.29 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 — October's 2.29 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	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	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	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	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	2.9	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.6	Moderate
8	2.6	Moderate
9	2.6	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.5	Moderate
12	2.4	Moderate
13	2.4	Moderate
14	2.4	Moderate
15	2.3	Moderate
16	2.3	Moderate
17	2.3	Moderate
18	2.2	Moderate
19	2.2	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.1	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	1.8	Dim
31	1.7	Dim

Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Douarnenez?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Douarnenez for sightseeing.

What to pack for Douarnenez in October

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

In October, Douarnenez sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Douarnenez in October

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in October — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	11	10	10	11	13	15	16	16	16	15	14	12
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	11	Bracing
Feb	10	Bracing
Mar	10	Bracing
Apr	11	Bracing
May	13	Bracing
Jun	15	Bracing
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	16	Cool
Sep	16	Cool
Oct	15	Bracing
Nov	14	Bracing
Dec	12	Bracing

UV index in Douarnenez 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 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.

	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 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

water 44%

16 km

329 m

cropland 27%

80 km

384 m

water 50%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

October 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

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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	43
16	44
17	44
18	45
19	45
20	46
21	47
22	47
23	48
24	48
25	49
26	50
27	50
28	51
29	51
30	52
31	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	58	36	6
2	59	35	6
3	60	35	5
4	60	35	5
5	60	35	5
6	62	34	4
7	62	34	4
8	64	33	3
9	64	33	3
10	65	32	3
11	66	32	2
12	67	31	2
13	67	31	2
14	68	30	2
15	70	29	1
16	70	29	1
17	71	28	1
18	71	28	1
19	72	27	1
20	74	26	0
21	74	26	0
22	75	25	0
23	75	25	0
24	76	24	0
25	77	23	0
26	78	22	0
27	78	22	0
28	79	21	0
29	80	20	0
30	82	18	0
31	83	17	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	43
16	44
17	44
18	45
19	45
20	46
21	47
22	47
23	48
24	48
25	49
26	50
27	50
28	51
29	51
30	52
31	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	58	36	6
2	59	35	6
3	60	35	5
4	60	35	5
5	60	35	5
6	62	34	4
7	62	34	4
8	64	33	3
9	64	33	3
10	65	32	3
11	66	32	2
12	67	31	2
13	67	31	2
14	68	30	2
15	70	29	1
16	70	29	1
17	71	28	1
18	71	28	1
19	72	27	1
20	74	26	0
21	74	26	0
22	75	25	0
23	75	25	0
24	76	24	0
25	77	23	0
26	78	22	0
27	78	22	0
28	79	21	0
29	80	20	0
30	82	18	0
31	83	17	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	42	58
2	41	59
3	41	59
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	39	61
12	39	61
13	39	61
14	39	61
15	39	61
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	40	60
19	40	60
20	40	60
21	39	61
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	37	63
26	38	62
27	37	63
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	35	65
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	44
5	44
6	44
7	43
8	43
9	43
10	42
11	42
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	43
16	44
17	44
18	45
19	45
20	46
21	47
22	47
23	48
24	48
25	49
26	50
27	50
28	51
29	51
30	52
31	52

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	58	36	6
2	59	35	6
3	60	35	5
4	60	35	5
5	60	35	5
6	62	34	4
7	62	34	4
8	64	33	3
9	64	33	3
10	65	32	3
11	66	32	2
12	67	31	2
13	67	31	2
14	68	30	2
15	70	29	1
16	70	29	1
17	71	28	1
18	71	28	1
19	72	27	1
20	74	26	0
21	74	26	0
22	75	25	0
23	75	25	0
24	76	24	0
25	77	23	0
26	78	22	0
27	78	22	0
28	79	21	0
29	80	20	0
30	82	18	0
31	83	17	0