Plomodiern

Commune in Brittany, France

Plomodiern Ploudiern
Commune
Chapel of Saint Corentin, Plomodiern Chapel of Saint Corentin, Plomodiern
Coat of arms of Plomodiern Coat of arms
Location of Plomodiern Map
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Coordinates: 48°10′55′′N 4°13′50′′W / 48.1819°N 4.2306°W / 48.1819; -4.2306
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Crozon
Intercommunality	Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joël Blaize^[1]
Area ¹	46.74 km² (18.05 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	2,254
• Density	48/km² (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29172 /29550
Elevation	0–249 m (0–817 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plomodiern (French pronunciation: [plɔmɔdjɛʁn] ; Breton: Ploudiern) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Geography

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Climate

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Plomodiern has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Plomodiern is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,117.8 mm (44.01 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.8 °C (64.0 °F), and lowest in February, at around 6.9 °C (44.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Plomodiern was 36.6 °C (97.9 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.3 °C (13.5 °F) on 13 January 1987.

Climate data for Plomodiern (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1982−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	17.0 (62.6)	18.6 (65.5)	23.0 (73.4)	26.4 (79.5)	29.7 (85.5)	33.3 (91.9)	34.8 (94.6)	36.6 (97.9)	31.0 (87.8)	27.2 (81.0)	19.5 (67.1)	17.4 (63.3)	36.6 (97.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.9 (49.8)	10.2 (50.4)	12.3 (54.1)	14.4 (57.9)	17.6 (63.7)	20.5 (68.9)	22.4 (72.3)	22.4 (72.3)	20.3 (68.5)	16.7 (62.1)	12.9 (55.2)	10.5 (50.9)	15.9 (60.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.9 (44.4)	6.9 (44.4)	8.6 (47.5)	10.1 (50.2)	13.3 (55.9)	16.0 (60.8)	17.8 (64.0)	17.7 (63.9)	15.7 (60.3)	12.9 (55.2)	9.5 (49.1)	7.4 (45.3)	11.9 (53.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.9 (39.0)	3.5 (38.3)	4.9 (40.8)	5.9 (42.6)	9.0 (48.2)	11.4 (52.5)	13.2 (55.8)	13.0 (55.4)	11.1 (52.0)	9.2 (48.6)	6.1 (43.0)	4.4 (39.9)	8.0 (46.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−10.3 (13.5)	−8.0 (17.6)	−7.6 (18.3)	−3.0 (26.6)	−0.7 (30.7)	3.0 (37.4)	4.8 (40.6)	2.0 (35.6)	2.7 (36.9)	−2.3 (27.9)	−4.0 (24.8)	−6.6 (20.1)	−10.3 (13.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	135.5 (5.33)	102.5 (4.04)	85.9 (3.38)	80.0 (3.15)	81.6 (3.21)	52.8 (2.08)	57.8 (2.28)	61.3 (2.41)	77.9 (3.07)	117.9 (4.64)	127.1 (5.00)	137.5 (5.41)	1,117.8 (44.01)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	15.9	12.5	12.9	11.9	10.7	8.3	9.3	9.1	9.9	14.6	15.5	15.6	146.3
Source: Meteociel^[3]