Guérande weather in February

In February, Guérande sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 56 mm of precipitation across 9.8 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 22% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Guérande's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guérande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
56 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
8:26 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
65%
8th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Guérande is human settlement in France.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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 Guérande reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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 2°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Guérande 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
Jan / 7512.18.71.8
Feb / 569.89.91.9
Mar11° / 501011.62.7
Apr13° / 501013.33.7
May16° / 12°499.114.85.1
Jun19° / 15°387.815.76.3
Jul20° / 17°397.215.36.9
Aug21° / 17°437.614.16.9
Sep19° / 15°517.812.46.4
Oct16° / 13°8011.910.64.7
Nov13° / 10°8212.89.13.1
Dec10° / 85138.32.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33466
43664
53763
63862
73961
83961
94258
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154159
164159
174159
184060
193961
203862
213763
223664
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243565
253565
263466
273466
283466

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Guérande gets around 56 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
134
235
335
436
536
636
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
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1436
1535
1635
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1934
2034
2134
2234
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2836

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
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Wind in February

Winds average 22 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of February to 10 h 42 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 8:45 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.38:456:01
29.38:446:03
39.48:436:05
49.48:416:06
59.58:406:08
69.58:396:09
79.68:376:11
89.68:366:12
99.78:356:14
109.78:336:15
119.88:326:17
129.88:306:18
139.98:296:20
149.98:276:21
1510.08:266:23
1610.08:246:25
1710.18:226:26
1810.18:216:28
1910.28:196:29
2010.28:176:31
2110.38:166:32
2210.38:146:34
2310.48:126:35
2410.48:116:37
2510.58:096:38
2610.58:076:40
2710.68:056:41
2810.78:036:43

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 2.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.8Dim
81.9Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
112.0Dim
122.0Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.3Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.6Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Guérande?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guérande.

What to pack for Guérande in February

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

In February, Guérande sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 6°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Guérande in February

The nearest coast averages about 9°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 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Guérande in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guérande peaks around August 10 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Guérande?

Guérande sits at 47.3°N, 2.4°W, 55 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is La Baule-Escoublac, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Guérande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guérande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around Guérande is covered by grassland (29%), trees (28%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, water (48%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
328 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: La Baule-Escoublac 6.0 km · Saint-Nazaire 17 km · Vannes 44 km · Couëron 55 km · Saint-Herblain 60 km · Orvault 61 km · Bouguenais 63 km · La Chapelle-sur-Erdre 66 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 Guérande (47.3283°, -2.4293°, elevation 55 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).