Ploemeur weather in October

In October, Ploemeur sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 94 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°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 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ploemeur's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ploemeur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
7:41 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Ploemeur is human settlement in France.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical October day in Ploemeur reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°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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Ploemeur weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 9313.28.71.9
Feb / 6910.89.91.9
Mar11° / 5510.411.62.6
Apr13° / 5810.513.43.5
May15° / 11°511014.94.7
Jun18° / 14°417.515.76.1
Jul20° / 15°387.515.46.7
Aug20° / 16°467.614.16.7
Sep18° / 14°547.912.46.2
Oct16° / 12°9412.610.64.5
Nov13° / 9513.69.13.1
Dec10° / 10313.48.32.2

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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33862
43862
53763
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
133763
143862
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273862
283763
293763
303763
313466

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ploemeur gets around 94 mm of rain over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
238
338
438
538
638
737
837
937
1037
1137
1237
1338
1438
1539
1639
1740
1841
1941
2042
2143
2243
2344
2444
2545
2645
2745
2845
2945
3045
3145

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 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
163316
263316
364306
464306
564306
666295
766295
866295
967294
1068284
1168284
1268284
1370273
1470273
1570273
1670273
1771272
1871272
1971272
2072271
2173261
2273261
2374251
2474251
2575241
2676231
2776231
2878220
2980200
3081190
3182180

Wind in October

Winds average 21 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
220light breeze
320light breeze
420light breeze
520light breeze
620light breeze
720light breeze
820light breeze
920breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 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 7:19 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:196:46
211.47:216:44
311.37:226:42
411.37:236:40
511.27:256:38
611.27:266:36
711.17:286:34
811.07:296:32
911.07:316:30
1010.97:326:28
1110.97:346:26
1210.87:356:24
1310.87:376:22
1410.77:386:20
1510.67:406:18
1610.67:416:16
1710.57:436:14
1810.57:446:13
1910.47:466:11
2010.47:476:09
2110.37:496:07
2210.27:506:05
2310.27:526:04
2410.17:536:02
2510.17:556:00
2610.07:565:58
2710.07:585:57
289.98:005:55
299.98:015:53
309.88:035:52
319.88:045:50

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — October's 2.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.2Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.0Moderate
242.0Moderate
252.0Dim
261.9Dim
271.9Dim
281.9Dim
291.8Dim
301.8Dim
311.8Dim
Planning a trip in October

Is October a good time to visit Ploemeur?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Ploemeur for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ploemeur in October

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

In October, Ploemeur sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Ploemeur 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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 10°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
Jan11Bracing
Feb10Bracing
Mar10Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec12Bracing

UV index in Ploemeur in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ploemeur peaks around August 11 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 12 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 11UV 7Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Ploemeur?

Ploemeur sits at 47.7°N, 3.4°W, 35 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lorient, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Ploemeur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ploemeur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m.

The land around Ploemeur is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and water (38%), trees (24%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
122 m
80 km
379 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Lorient 5.0 km · Lanester 7.0 km · Concarneau 40 km · Pontivy 51 km · Vannes 51 km · Quimper 58 km · Douarnenez 78 km · Guérande 88 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 Ploemeur (47.7351°, -3.4295°, elevation 35 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).