Morlaix weather in January

In January, Morlaix sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 13.4 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 11% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Morlaix's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morlaix's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
8 h 30 min
9:10 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
1.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 9°C through the month.

A typical January day in Morlaix reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 12°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
194
294
394
494
594
694
794
894
994
1094
1194
1294
1394
1494
1594
1694
1794
1894
1994
2094
2194
2294
2394
2494
2594
2694
2794
2894
2994
3094
3194

How January really feels in Morlaix

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
7
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Morlaix weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8513.48.51.5
Feb / 7412.49.81.6
Mar11° / 6412.711.62.5
Apr13° / 7712.713.43.4
May16° / 7311.9154.6
Jun18° / 11°619.915.85.8
Jul20° / 13°5210.115.56.3
Aug20° / 13°5710.614.16.2
Sep18° / 11°559.812.45.9
Oct15° / 8213.810.64.2
Nov12° / 8214.492.6
Dec / 9614.68.21.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42575
52575
62674
72674
82674
92674
102674
112674
122575
132575
142575
152674
162674
172674
182674
192674
202674
212773
222674
232674
242674
252773
262773
272872
282872
292872
302773
312773

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Morlaix gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
445
545
645
745
844
944
1044
1144
1244
1344
1444
1544
1644
1743
1843
1943
2043
2143
2243
2342
2442
2542
2642
2741
2841
2942
3042
3142

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
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 19 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, 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
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
1319light breeze
1419light breeze
1519light breeze
1619light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min at the start of January to 9 h 06 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 5:23 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.19:145:23
28.29:145:24
38.29:145:25
48.29:145:26
58.29:145:27
68.29:145:28
78.39:135:29
88.39:135:30
98.39:135:31
108.39:135:32
118.49:125:33
128.49:125:35
138.49:115:36
148.49:115:37
158.59:105:38
168.59:105:40
178.59:095:41
188.69:085:42
198.69:075:44
208.69:075:45
218.79:065:47
228.79:055:48
238.89:045:50
248.89:035:51
258.89:025:52
268.99:015:54
278.99:005:55
289.08:595:57
299.08:585:59
309.18:576:00
319.18:566:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 1.06 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
80.9Dim
90.9Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
131.0Dim
141.0Dim
151.0Dim
161.1Dim
171.1Dim
181.1Dim
191.1Dim
201.1Dim
211.1Dim
221.2Dim
231.2Dim
241.2Dim
251.2Dim
261.3Dim
271.3Dim
281.3Dim
291.3Dim
301.4Dim
311.4Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Morlaix?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Morlaix.

What to pack for Morlaix in January

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

In January, Morlaix sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Morlaix 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 33 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in March 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
May12Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul15Cool
Aug16Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Morlaix 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 Morlaix 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Morlaix?

Morlaix sits at 48.6°N, 3.8°W, 13 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lannion, 32 km away.

Topography around Morlaix

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morlaix has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m.

The land around Morlaix is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (30%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and water (37%), trees (24%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
125 m
16 km
309 m
80 km
384 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Lannion 32 km · Landerneau 34 km · Brest 53 km · Douarnenez 65 km · Quimper 68 km · Saint-Brieuc 78 km · Concarneau 78 km · Pontivy 85 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 Morlaix (48.5778°, -3.8279°, elevation 13 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).