Ushant weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇷 France · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Ushant is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 67/100), with August and September close behind. Ushant averages about 1,927 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 18°C / 64°F and roughly 55 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,927
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 67/100
- Rain / year
- 916 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 18°C / 64°F
- Population
- 145k
- Elevation
- 35 m
When is the best time to visit Ushant?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ushant is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (12/100, 109 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ushant?
Ushant gets a moderate 1,927 hours of sunshine a year. 55 Sunshine Score points separate July (67) from January (12), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #42 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 916 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 | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 109 mm | 0 | 12° / 54°F |
| February | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 8° / 46°F | 90 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| March | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 8° / 46°F | 70 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| April | 27 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 55 mm | 4 | 12° / 54°F |
| May | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 58 mm | 5 | 14° / 57°F |
| June | 53 | 16° / 61°F | 14° / 57°F | 55 mm | 6 | 15° / 59°F |
| July | 67 | 18° / 64°F | 15° / 59°F | 55 mm | 6 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 66 | 18° / 64°F | 16° / 61°F | 59 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| September | 61 | 17° / 63°F | 14° / 57°F | 47 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| October | 42 | 15° / 59°F | 13° / 55°F | 94 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| November | 29 | 13° / 55°F | 11° / 52°F | 111 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
| December | 17 | 11° / 52°F | 9° / 48°F | 113 mm | 0 | 13° / 55°F |
Sea temperature in Ushant by month
The sea off Ushant is warmest in August at around 18°C / 64°F, and coolest in January at 12°C / 54°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
- Brest France · 48 km · best in Jul · 1,927 h sun/yr
- Saint Peter Port Guernsey · 210 km · best in Sep · 1,931 h sun/yr
- Newquay United Kingdom · 220 km · best in Jul · 1,788 h sun/yr
- Jersey Jersey · 226 km · best in Jul · 1,930 h sun/yr
- Rennes France · 250 km · best in Sep · 1,848 h sun/yr
- Exeter United Kingdom · 279 km · best in Jul · 1,796 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lorient/Lann/Bihoué France · 144 km · 2,146 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly United Kingdom · 184 km · 1,869 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Land's End United Kingdom · 188 km · 1,786 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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