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Concarneau vs Lerwick
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Concarneau is the warmer of the two — about 9°F on the annual average; Lerwick is the wetter, with 14 in more rain a year, and Concarneau the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Concarneau and Lerwick, in everyday terms.
Summers
Concarneau has much hotter summers
Concarneau: Mild
Lerwick: Cool
Winters
Concarneau has milder winters
Concarneau: Chilly
Lerwick: Chilly
Rain & snow
Lerwick is wetter
Concarneau: Moderate rainfall
Lerwick: Wet
Sky
Concarneau is sunnier
Concarneau: Often grey
Lerwick: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Concarneau is the warmer of the two — about 9°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lerwick is the wetter — about 14 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Concarneau has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Concarneau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 49 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 55 | 50 |
| Lerwick | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 44 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -8 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 49 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 68 |
| Lerwick | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 54 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 71 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 55 | 50 |
| Lerwick | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 44 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -8 | -7 |
Avg low (°F) Concarneau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 40 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 41 |
| Lerwick | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 35 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 40 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 48 | 53 |
| Lerwick | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 56 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 41 |
| Lerwick | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 35 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -6 |
Precipitation (in) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| Lerwick | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Difference | +1.5 | +1 | +1.7 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +2.5 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +1.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Lerwick | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +1.5 | +1 | +1.7 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| Lerwick | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +1.6 | +2.5 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +1.3 |
Cloud cover (%) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 84 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 83 |
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Difference | — | +2 | +7 | +9 | +8 | +17 | +19 | +13 | +16 | +6 | +1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 84 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 68 | 66 |
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 |
| Difference | — | +2 | +7 | +9 | +8 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 65 | 66 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 83 |
| Lerwick | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Difference | +19 | +13 | +16 | +6 | +1 | — |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 81 | 85 | 86 | 88 |
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -4 | — | +2 | +5 | +8 | +8 | +6 | -1 | -4 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 82 |
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -4 | — | +2 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 81 | 80 | 81 | 85 | 86 | 88 |
| Lerwick | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +6 | -1 | -4 | -7 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Concarneau trends → · Lerwick trends →
Methodology & sources
Concarneau
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Quimper Pluguffan, a weather station, about 22 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Lerwick
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Lerwick, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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