Île d'Yeu weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇷 France · city break · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Île d'Yeu is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with August and September close behind. Île d'Yeu averages about 2,269 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 41 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,269
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 758 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 20°C / 68°F
- Population
- 439k
- Elevation
- 16 m
When is the best time to visit Île d'Yeu?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Île d'Yeu is July, then August and September. The dullest month is February (13/100, 68 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Île d'Yeu?
Île d'Yeu gets a moderate 2,269 hours of sunshine a year. 72 Sunshine Score points separate July (85) from February (13), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #14 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 758 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 | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 9° / 48°F | 91 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| February | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 68 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
| March | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 9° / 48°F | 66 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| April | 35 | 13° / 55°F | 11° / 52°F | 49 mm | 5 | 13° / 55°F |
| May | 48 | 15° / 59°F | 13° / 55°F | 51 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| June | 70 | 18° / 64°F | 16° / 61°F | 44 mm | 7 | 18° / 64°F |
| July | 85 | 20° / 68°F | 18° / 64°F | 41 mm | 7 | 19° / 66°F |
| August | 84 | 20° / 68°F | 18° / 64°F | 43 mm | 6 | 20° / 68°F |
| September | 77 | 19° / 66°F | 17° / 63°F | 42 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| October | 58 | 17° / 63°F | 15° / 59°F | 81 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| November | 38 | 14° / 57°F | 12° / 54°F | 92 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
| December | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 10° / 50°F | 90 mm | 1 | 13° / 55°F |
Sea temperature in Île d'Yeu by month
The sea off Île d'Yeu is warmest in August at around 20°C / 68°F, and coolest in February at 11°C / 52°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
- Nantes France · 77 km · best in Jun · 1,989 h sun/yr
- La Rochelle France · 110 km · best in Jun · 2,187 h sun/yr
- Rennes France · 158 km · best in Sep · 1,848 h sun/yr
- Brest France · 245 km · best in Jul · 1,927 h sun/yr
- Bordeaux France · 247 km · best in Jul · 2,183 h sun/yr
- Jersey Jersey · 277 km · best in Jul · 1,930 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Saint-Nazaire/Montoir France · 68 km · 2,144 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Lorient/Lann/Bihoué France · 140 km · 2,146 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Poitiers/Biard France · 207 km · 2,018 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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