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Sea temperature and swimming season in France

When the sea is warm enough to swim in 26 coastal cities in France.

CityWarmestColdestSwimming season
Marseille 23.1°C Aug 13.5°C Feb Jun – Oct (5 months)
Nice 26.3°C Aug 14.1°C Feb Jun – Oct (5 months)
Le Havre 20.0°C Aug 8.4°C Feb Jul – Aug (2 months)
Toulon 24.8°C Aug 14.0°C Feb Jun – Oct (5 months)
Dunkirk 19.2°C Aug 8.1°C Feb Aug – Aug (1 months)
La Rochelle 20.4°C Aug 9.6°C Jan Jul – Sep (3 months)
Cannes 26.4°C Aug 14.1°C Feb Jun – Oct (5 months)
Calais 18.6°C Aug 8.6°C Feb never comfortable
Saint-Nazaire 19.1°C Aug 8.7°C Jan Aug – Aug (1 months)
Quimper 17.6°C Aug 10.3°C Feb never comfortable
Lorient 18.2°C Aug 10.1°C Jan never comfortable
Ajaccio 26.1°C Aug 14.2°C Feb Jun – Nov (6 months)
Saint-Brieuc 18.8°C Aug 9.5°C Feb never comfortable
Saint-Malo 19.0°C Aug 9.4°C Feb Aug – Aug (1 months)
Hyères 25.1°C Aug 14.1°C Feb Jun – Oct (5 months)
Boulogne-sur-Mer 18.9°C Aug 8.4°C Feb never comfortable
Aubagne 23.3°C Aug 13.5°C Feb Jun – Oct (5 months)
Bastia 26.9°C Aug 14.6°C Mar Jun – Nov (6 months)
Sète 22.9°C Aug 12.3°C Feb Jun – Sep (4 months)
Dieppe 19.2°C Aug 8.6°C Feb Aug – Aug (1 months)
Biarritz 22.9°C Aug 12.4°C Jan Jun – Oct (5 months)
Cherbourg 17.9°C Sep 9.8°C Feb never comfortable
Hérouville-Saint-Clair 19.4°C Aug 8.8°C Feb Aug – Aug (1 months)
Agde 22.9°C Aug 12.3°C Feb Jun – Sep (4 months)
Royan 21.2°C Aug 10.4°C Jan Jun – Sep (4 months)
Bayeux 19.1°C Aug 8.9°C Feb Aug – Aug (1 months)

Season uses 19°C. Why that number, and where the data comes from