Brittany, France
Rennes
Rennes is a city in Brittany, France. It has a population of about 230,890 (2023). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now12°C
Best timeJun–Jul · Sep
Population230,890
Local time04:14
48.11° N, 1.67° WElevation 39 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal codes35000, 35200 …October: high / low17° / 9°
Rain this month81mm
Best timeJun–Jul · Sep
Best: Jun–Jul · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Rennes at a glance
Sunrise · sunset08:38 · 19:0510 h 27 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous89% · Moonrise 17:40Next holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' DayFootball25 Oct · 17:15Stade Rennais FC 1901 – RC Strasbourg Alsace
Best time to visitJun–Jul · Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month25°C
Average high in July
Coolest month3°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJanuary
74 mm of rain
Driest monthAugust
42 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 1.8 km
How Rennes has grown
People living in the built-up area (57 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+23%205k in 1975 → 252k in 2025Weather in Rennes
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
12°C
Today hour by hourRain · wind 39 km/h · humidity 88%
Today23 Oct14°9°9 mm
Sat24 Oct16°9°5.6 mm
Sun25 Oct17°9°5 mm
Mon26 Oct18°7°2.4 mm
Tue27 Oct20°10°
Wed28 Oct16°7°
Thu29 Oct15°6°
Fri30 Oct17°8°
Sat31 Oct20°12°
When to go to Rennes
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 16 | 24 | 38 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 57 | 31 | 17 |
| High | 9° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 22° | 17° | 12° | 9° |
| Low | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° |
| Rain (mm) | 74 | 55 | 57 | 53 | 74 | 48 | 54 | 42 | 65 | 81 | 76 | 81 |
| Wet days | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
What's on in Rennes
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Rennes
0.7 km
Rennes CathedralBuilt 1845
0.6 km
Basilique Saint-Sauveur de RennesBuilt 1768
0.6 km
Basilique Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle de RennesBuilt 1904
0.6 km
Hôtel de BlossacBuilt 1728
0.6 km
Rennes
0.2 km
Hôtel de CourcyBuilt 1830
Museum0.2 km
Musée des Beaux-Arts de RennesBuilt 1794
Museum0.7 km
Museum of BrittanyMore museums: Conservatoire du Patrimoine Hospitalier de Rennes · Musée du Livre et des Lettres Henri Pollès
Outdoors around Rennes
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Camping intercommunal les Grands BosquetsCamp sites
0.5 kmEnclosZoos
0.5 kmParc OrnithologiqueZoos
0.8 kmThe Roof RennesClimbing
0.9 kmPop Corn LabyrintheTheme parks
1 kmGolf de la FreslonnièreGolf courses
1.7 kmRen'SportsDive site
2.6 kmNature around Rennes
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of France seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Rennes
Earthquakes around Rennes
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 1 · 0 km
Paleogene · 1
Ancient sites nearby
Sites: 1
Cities and settlements
Universities and research institutes
École Européenne Supérieure d'Art de BretagneUniversity or college · founded 1795
École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de BretagneUniversity or college · founded 1905
École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de RennesUniversity or college · founded 1919
École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique, École des hautes études en santé publiqueUniversity or college · founded 1945
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de RennesUniversity or college · founded 1966
University of Rennes 2University or college · founded 1969
Catholic University of RennesUniversity or college · founded 1989
Rennes School of BusinessUniversity or college · founded 1990
Sciences Po RennesUniversity or college · founded 1991
French Higher Education Institution in Agriculture, Food, Horticultural and Landscape SciencesUniversity or college · founded 2008
Observatoire des Sciences de l'Environnement de RennesUniversity or college · founded 2010
University of RennesUniversity or college · founded 2022
Département économie et sciences sociales pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation, l'environnementResearch institute · founded 1970
Institute for Research in IT and Random SystemsResearch institute · founded 1975
Science and Technology of Milk and EggsResearch institute · founded 1991
Anglophonie: communautés, écrituresResearch institute · founded 1992
Histoire et critique des artsResearch institute · founded 1992
Institute of Genetics and Development of RennesResearch institute · founded 1993
Institut EmergencesResearch institute · founded 1994
Centre de Recherche en Archéologie, Archéosciences, HistoireResearch institute · founded 1995
Ecosystèmes, Biodiversité, EvolutionResearch institute · founded 1996
Espaces et SociétésResearch institute · founded 1996
Mathematics Research Institute of RennesResearch institute · founded 1996
Littoral, Environnement, Télédétection, GéomatiqueResearch institute · founded 1996
Fish Physiology and Genomics InstituteResearch institute · founded 1997
Unité Expérimentale d'Ecologie et d'Ecotoxicologie AquatiqueResearch institute · founded 1998
Soil Agro and Hydrosystems SpatializationResearch institute · founded 1999
Arts: pratiques et poétiquesResearch institute · founded 2000
Arènes: politique, santé publique, environnement, médiasResearch institute · founded 2000
Centre Eugène MarquisResearch institute · founded 2000
Centre de droit des affairesResearch institute · founded 2000
Centre d’études des langues et littératures anciennes et modernesResearch institute · founded 2000
Géosciences RennesResearch institute · founded 2000
CIC Rennes, Centre d'Investigation Clinique de RennesResearch institute · founded 2002
Institut d'Électronique et des Technologies du numéRiqueResearch institute · founded 2002
Centre de Recherche en Économie et ManagementResearch institute · founded 2004
Center for Research on Education, Learning and DidacticsResearch institute · founded 2004
Laboratoire de génie civil et génie mécaniqueResearch institute · founded 2004
Linguistique Ingénierie et Didactique des LanguesResearch institute · founded 2004
EmpennResearch institute · founded 2005
PRISMResearch institute · founded 2005
Rennes Institute of Chemical SciencesResearch institute · founded 2006
Human Sciences Institute in BrittanyResearch institute · founded 2006
Recherches en Psychopathologie et PsychanalyseResearch institute · founded 2006
Bacterial RNAs & MedicineResearch institute · founded 2008
Institut de Physique de RennesResearch institute · founded 2008
Western Institute of Law and EuropeResearch institute · founded 2008
Pôle de Recherche Francophonies, Interculturel, Communication, SociolinguistiqueResearch institute · founded 2008
Structures et marchés agricoles, ressources et territoiresResearch institute · founded 2008
Équipe de Recherche Interlangue : Mémoires, Identités, TerritoiresResearch institute · founded 2008
Research Institute for Environmental and Occupation HealthResearch institute · founded 2009
Support and research unit OSURResearch institute · founded 2010
Henri Lebesgue CenterResearch institute · founded 2012
B-com Institute of Research and TechnologyResearch institute · founded 2012
Institut des Neurosciences Cliniques de RennesResearch institute · founded 2012
Institut du droit public et de la science politiqueResearch institute · founded 2012
Structure Fédérative de Recherche en Biologie et Santé de RennesResearch institute · founded 2012
Valeurs, Innovations, Politiques, Socialisations et SportsResearch institute · founded 2012
DYLISS: Dynamics, Logics and Inference for biological Systems and SequencesResearch institute · founded 2013
GENSCALE: Algorithms for Genomic Data: Scalability, Precision and SustainabilityResearch institute · founded 2013
DIVERSE: Diversity-centric Software EngineeringResearch institute · founded 2014
Biodiversité, Agroécologie et Aménagement du PaysageResearch institute · founded 2017
Centre d'Etude en Ethologie et CognitionResearch institute · founded 2017
HYCOMES: Modélisation hybride & conception par contrats pour les systèmes embarqués multi-physiquesResearch institute · founded 2017
I4S: Inference for Intelligent Instrumented InfraStructuresResearch institute · founded 2017
LACODAM: Large scale Collaborative Data MiningResearch institute · founded 2017
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de Recherche en Innovations SociétalesResearch institute · founded 2017
MIMETIC: Analysis-Synthesis Approach for Virtual Human SimulationResearch institute · founded 2017
Nutrition, métabolismes et cancerResearch institute · founded 2017
PACAP: Pushing Architecture and Compilation for Application PerformanceResearch institute · founded 2017
Pratiques et Théories de l'art contemporainResearch institute · founded 2017
ScanMATResearch institute · founded 2017
TemporaResearch institute · founded 2017
GALLINETTE: Gallinette: developing a new generation of proof assistantsResearch institute · founded 2018
MINGUS: MultI-scale Numerical Geometric SchemesResearch institute · founded 2018
RAINBOW: Sensor-based Robotics and Human InteractionResearch institute · founded 2018
WIDE: the World Is Distributed Exploring the tension between scale and coordinationResearch institute · founded 2018
HYBRID: 3D interaction with virtual environments using body and mindResearch institute · founded 2019
SIMSMART: SIMulating Stochastic Models with pARTiclesResearch institute · founded 2019
Optimisation des procédés en agriculture, agroalimentaire et environnementResearch institute · founded 2020
Towns and villages around Rennes
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Le Colombier0.8 kmSévigné-Fougères1 kmSainte-Thérèse Quineleu1.5 kmPontchaillou1.7 kmCoëtlogon1.8 kmSaint-Martin1.9 kmLe Gros Chêne1.9 kmLa Motte Brûlon1.9 kmLes Champs Manceaux2.2 kmMaurepas2.2 kmJeanne d'Arc2.3 kmLa Binquenais2.4 kmBeaulieu2.5 kmLes Chalais2.6 kmCleunay2.6 kmLa Bellangerais2.7 kmLe Landry2.8 kmPatton2.9 kmLe Landrel3 kmBréquigny3 kmBeauregard3.3 kmLa Poterie3.4 kmLes Longs Champs3.5 kmSainte-Élisabeth3.5 kmSaint-Laurent3.5 kmPont Lagot4.2 kmLa Chevrolais4.4 kmMaison Blanche4.4 kmLes Gaudinais4.5 kmSaint-Grégoire4.5 kmChantepie5 kmLa Hallerais5.3 kmCesson-Sévigné5.4 kmLa Menouriais5.4 kmLa Janais5.8 kmMontgermont5.9 kmVezin-le-Coquet6.1 kmSaint-Jacques-de-la-Lande6.2 kmLa Victoire6.4 kmForge6.9 kmLa Touche7.5 kmNoyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche7.9 kmLa Clotière8 kmLes Landes d'Apigné8 kmLa Levée8 kmMatival8.1 kmMoigné8.1 kmLe Vieux Logis8.1 kmBetton8.3 kmChartres-de-Bretagne8.3 kmLa Marquerais8.3 kmLe Coteau8.5 kmLa Chapelle-des-Fougeretz8.5 kmPacé8.5 kmChâtillon-sur-Seiche8.5 kmThorigné-Fouillard8.6 kmFouillard8.8 kmLe Verger Beaucé8.8 kmLa Chaussairie8.9 kmVern-sur-Seiche9 kmLe Rheu9.1 kmLe Mée9.8 kmLa Bourdonnais10 kmSaint-Erblon10 kmLa Piverdais10 kmLe Pâtis du Châtelier10 kmChavagne11 kmL'Hermitage11 kmAcigné11 kmDomaine de Cicé-Blossac11 kmBruz11 kmLe Mesnil11 kmPont-Péan11 kmNoyal-sur-Vilaine11 kmMongerval11 kmLe Chenais11 kmLa Fourrerie11 kmL'Epallet11 kmLa Croix Ignon12 kmChevaigné12 km
Rennes from above
Around Rennes29 places to see, do and reach nearby
VeuvreNature10 kmBlosneNature5.8 kmSemnonNature24 kmFlûmeNature24 kmGarunNature21 kmVaunoiseNature15 kmRen'SportsDive site2.6 kmRennes CathedralMonument0.7 kmBasilique Saint-Sauveur de RennesMonument0.6 kmBasilique Notre-Dame de Bonne Nouvelle de RennesMonument0.6 kmHôtel de BlossacMonument0.6 kmRennesMonument0.6 kmHôtel de CourcyMonument0.2 kmPalace of the Parlement of BrittanyMonument0.3 kmÉglise Toussaints de RennesMonument0.2 kmMusée des Beaux-Arts de RennesMuseum0.2 kmMuseum of BrittanyMuseum0.7 kmÉcomusée de la BintinaisMuseum3.5 kmMusée des Transmissions – espace FerriéMuseum3.7 kmLa CriéeMuseum0.5 kmRennesStation0.9 kmPontchaillouStation1.5 kmRennes-La PoterieStation3.8 kmBruzPlace11 kmCesson-SévignéPlace5.4 kmSaint-Jacques-de-la-LandePlace6.2 kmBettonPlace8.3 kmPacéPlace8.5 kmGuichenPlace18 km
Postal codes
350003520035700
Codes for businesses and P.O. boxes · 125
35001 CEDEX35002 CEDEX35003 CEDEX35004 CEDEX35005 CEDEX35006 CEDEX35007 CEDEX35008 CEDEX35009 CEDEX35010 CEDEX35011 CEDEX35012 CEDEX35014 CEDEX 735015 CEDEX 235016 CEDEX35018 CEDEX 735020 CEDEX 935021 CEDEX 935022 CEDEX 235023 CEDEX 935024 CEDEX 935026 CEDEX 935027 CEDEX 935028 CEDEX 935029 CEDEX35030 CEDEX 935031 CEDEX35032 CEDEX35033 CEDEX 935034 CEDEX 935035 CEDEX 935039 CEDEX35040 CEDEX35042 CEDEX35043 CEDEX35044 CEDEX35045 CEDEX 935046 CEDEX 935047 CEDEX 935049 CEDEX35050 CEDEX 935051 CEDEX 935052 CEDEX 935053 CEDEX 935054 CEDEX 935055 CEDEX 935057 CEDEX 935058 CEDEX 935059 CEDEX35063 CEDEX35064 CEDEX35065 CEDEX35066 CEDEX35067 CEDEX35069 CEDEX35070 CEDEX 935071 CEDEX 935073 CEDEX 935076 CEDEX 935078 CEDEX 935079 CEDEX 735080 CEDEX 935081 CEDEX 935082 CEDEX35083 CEDEX35084 CEDEX35085 CEDEX35086 CEDEX35087 CEDEX35088 CEDEX 935089 CEDEX35090 CEDEX 935091 CEDEX 935092 CEDEX 935093 CEDEX 935094 CEDEX 935099 CEDEX 935101 CEDEX 335102 CEDEX 335103 CEDEX 335104 CEDEX 335105 CEDEX 335106 CEDEX 335108 CEDEX 335109 CEDEX 335201 CEDEX 235202 CEDEX 235203 CEDEX 235204 CEDEX 235205 CEDEX 235207 CEDEX 235208 CEDEX 235209 CEDEX 235701 CEDEX 735702 CEDEX 735703 CEDEX 735704 CEDEX 735705 CEDEX 735706 CEDEX 735707 CEDEX 735708 CEDEX 735709 CEDEX 735711 CEDEX 735900 CEDEX 935901 CEDEX 935902 CEDEX 935903 CEDEX 935904 CEDEX 935905 CEDEX 935906 CEDEX 935907 CEDEX 935908 CEDEX 935909 CEDEX 935911 CEDEX 935912 CEDEX 935913 CEDEX 935914 CEDEX 935915 CEDEX 935916 CEDEX 935917 CEDEX 935918 CEDEX 935919 CEDEX 935920 CEDEX35921 CEDEX35998 CEDEX 9
Getting to Rennes
Rennes-Saint-Jacques AirportRNS
6.4 kmNantes Atlantique AirportNTE
107 kmJersey AirportJER
128 kmRennesRailway station
0.9 kmPontchaillouRailway station
1.5 kmRennes-La PoterieRailway station
3.8 kmPlaces near Rennes
Places with a climate like Rennes
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Rennes?
Based on 30-year climate normals, June, July and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Rennes.
What is the hottest month in Rennes?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25°C and lows of 13°C.
What is the coldest month in Rennes?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 9°C and lows of 3°C.
What is the rainiest month in Rennes?
January is the wettest month with about 74 mm of precipitation on 15 wet days.
What is the postal code of Rennes?
Rennes has 128 postal codes: 35000, 35001 CEDEX, 35002 CEDEX, 35003 CEDEX, 35004 CEDEX, 35005 CEDEX, 35006 CEDEX, 35007 CEDEX, 35008 CEDEX, 35009 CEDEX, 35010 CEDEX, 35011 CEDEX ….