Brest weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇷 France · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Brest is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with August and September close behind. Brest averages about 1,927 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 55 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,927
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 897 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 19°C / 66°F
- Population
- 145k
- Elevation
- 95 m
When is the best time to visit Brest?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Brest is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (6/100, 104 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Brest?
Brest gets a moderate 1,927 hours of sunshine a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate July (80) from January (6), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #41 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 897 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 6° / 43°F | 104 mm | 0 | 10° / 50°F |
| February | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 5° / 41°F | 87 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
| March | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 6° / 43°F | 66 mm | 2 | 11° / 52°F |
| April | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 55 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| May | 46 | 15° / 59°F | 9° / 48°F | 56 mm | 5 | 15° / 59°F |
| June | 67 | 18° / 64°F | 12° / 54°F | 54 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| July | 80 | 20° / 68°F | 14° / 57°F | 55 mm | 6 | 17° / 63°F |
| August | 79 | 20° / 68°F | 14° / 57°F | 59 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| September | 75 | 19° / 66°F | 12° / 54°F | 45 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| October | 48 | 16° / 61°F | 11° / 52°F | 95 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| November | 23 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 111 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| December | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 6° / 43°F | 110 mm | 0 | 11° / 52°F |
Sea temperature in Brest by month
The sea off Brest is warmest in August at around 19°C / 66°F, and coolest in January at 10°C / 50°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Saint Peter Port Guernsey · 172 km · best in Sep · 1,931 h sun/yr
- Jersey Jersey · 183 km · best in Jul · 1,930 h sun/yr
- Rennes France · 203 km · best in Sep · 1,848 h sun/yr
- Newquay United Kingdom · 225 km · best in Jul · 1,788 h sun/yr
- Nantes France · 254 km · best in Jun · 1,989 h sun/yr
- Exeter United Kingdom · 264 km · best in Jul · 1,796 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ushant France · 48 km · 1,927 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lorient/Lann/Bihoué France · 105 km · 2,146 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Dinard France · 173 km · 1,810 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Brest compares month by month: Brest vs Rennes · Brest vs Jersey · Brest vs Saint Peter Port · all comparisons
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