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Concarneau vs Lerwick
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Concarneau is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Lerwick is the wetter, with 346 mm 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 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lerwick is the wetter — about 346 mm 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 (°C) Concarneau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
| Lerwick | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 |
| Lerwick | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
| Lerwick | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 |
Avg low (°C) Concarneau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Lerwick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Lerwick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Lerwick | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -3 |
Precipitation (mm) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 100 | 90 | 59 | 56 | 47 | 52 | 52 | 45 | 39 | 86 | 108 | 107 |
| Lerwick | 139 | 115 | 102 | 65 | 54 | 58 | 65 | 86 | 103 | 126 | 136 | 139 |
| Difference | +39 | +25 | +43 | +8 | +7 | +6 | +13 | +41 | +64 | +40 | +28 | +32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 100 | 90 | 59 | 56 | 47 | 52 |
| Lerwick | 139 | 115 | 102 | 65 | 54 | 58 |
| Difference | +39 | +25 | +43 | +8 | +7 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 52 | 45 | 39 | 86 | 108 | 107 |
| Lerwick | 65 | 86 | 103 | 126 | 136 | 139 |
| Difference | +13 | +41 | +64 | +40 | +28 | +32 |
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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