Ploudaniel is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Geography

Climate

Ploudaniel has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Ploudaniel is 11.4 C. The average annual rainfall is 1164.1 mm with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 16.9 C, and lowest in January, at around 6.7 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Ploudaniel was 39.6 C on 18 July 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -10.4 C on 1 January 1997.

Population

Inhabitants of Ploudaniel are called in French Ploudaniélois.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 2 February 2007.