Lannion weather in October

In October, Lannion sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 97 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 10.5 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 14% 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 Lannion's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lannion's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
7:43 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

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 Lannion reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 3°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21613
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51613
61613
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Lannion 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 10416.48.51.7
Feb / 8714.29.81.6
Mar10° / 7013.311.62.1
Apr12° / 7011.713.42.8
May14° / 11°5910.4153.9
Jun16° / 13°488.715.95.1
Jul18° / 15°42915.56.0
Aug18° / 15°509.514.26.1
Sep17° / 14°551012.45.5
Oct15° / 12°971510.54.0
Nov12° / 10°11617.392.6
Dec10° / 12817.58.11.9

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33961
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93664
103664
113664
123664
133664
143565
153565
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233466
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253565
263466
273466
283466
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Lannion gets around 97 mm of rain over 15 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 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
347
448
548
648
748
848
948
1048
1148
1248
1348
1448
1548
1648
1748
1848
1948
2048
2148
2248
2349
2449
2549
2649
2750
2850
2951
3052
3152

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
164342
264342
365332
466322
566322
667312
769301
870291
971281
1072271
1173261
1274260
1375250
1476240
1577230
1678220
1779210
1880200
1981190
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2183170
2284160
2384160
2485150
2586140
2686140
2787130
2888120
2988120
3089110
3190100

Wind in October

Winds average 23 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 21 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
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
622breezy
722breezy
822breezy
922breezy
1022breezy
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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 7:20 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:206:46
211.47:216:44
311.37:236:42
411.37:246:39
511.27:266:37
611.17:276:35
711.17:296:33
811.07:306:31
910.97:326:29
1010.97:346:27
1110.87:356:25
1210.87:376:23
1310.77:386:21
1410.77:406:19
1510.67:416:17
1610.57:436:15
1710.57:446:13
1810.47:466:11
1910.47:486:09
2010.37:496:07
2110.27:516:05
2210.27:526:04
2310.17:546:02
2410.17:566:00
2510.07:575:58
2610.07:595:56
279.98:005:55
289.98:025:53
299.88:045:51
309.78:055:50
319.78:075:48

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.0Moderate
222.0Dim
232.0Dim
241.9Dim
251.9Dim
261.8Dim
271.8Dim
281.8Dim
291.7Dim
301.7Dim
311.7Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Lannion?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Lannion for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lannion in October

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

In October, Lannion sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Lannion in October

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in March near 9°C.

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

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan11Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr10Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Lannion 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 Lannion peaks around August 12 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 11 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 12UV 7Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lannion?

Lannion sits at 48.7°N, 3.5°W, 30 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Morlaix, 32 km away.

Topography around Lannion

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lannion has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 63 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 m.

The land around Lannion is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (27%), water (27%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and water (41%), cropland (22%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
186 m
80 km
381 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Morlaix 32 km · Saint-Brieuc 56 km · Landerneau 66 km · Pontivy 82 km · Brest 85 km · Quimper 95 km · Douarnenez 96 km · Concarneau 101 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 Lannion (48.7326°, -3.4566°, elevation 30 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).