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Arrondissement de Brest

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Arrondissement de Brest

Located in Finistère, Brittany Region Coordinates: 48°27′57″ N 4°25′54″ W

Location in France

Population: 374,276; 374.3K
Elevation: 90 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 77; listed under Arrondissement de Brest
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: BES Brest Bretagne airport2 km; GCI Guernsey Airport172 km

About Arrondissement de Brest

Arrondissement de Brest is a municipality. Location: Finistère, Brittany Region. Population: 374,276. Elevation: 90 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Brest Bretagne airport (2 km). Nearby sights include Penfeld and Élorn.

Photos of Arrondissement de Brest

Île de Molène Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0
Île Cézon Moreau.henri · CC BY-SA 4.0
Phare du Petit Minou Rundvald · Public domain
Phare de Nividic Cribegh · Public domain
Creach Point Light Folork · CC BY 3.0

Climate of Arrondissement de Brest

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 12° · Night 7° · Rain 122 mm

Hottest month: August (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 4°)
Wettest month: December (136 mm)
Driest month: July (48 mm)

9° 4°

11° 5°

12° 6°

15° 9°

18° 11°

20° 13°

18° 11°

15° 9°

12° 7°

10° 5°

Jan

135

Feb

113

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

111

Nov

122

Dec

136

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Arrondissement de Brest
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	9°	11°	12°	15°	18°	20°	20°	18°	15°	12°	10°
Average low (°C)	4°	4°	5°	6°	9°	11°	13°	13°	11°	9°	7°	5°
Precipitation (mm)	135	113	95	77	70	55	48	59	87	111	122	136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Arrondissement de Brest

The nearest airport is Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 2 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Brest, 9 km to the southwest.

Airports

Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 2 kmsoutheast
Guernsey Airport (GCI) Saint Peter Port 172 kmnortheast
Jersey Airport (JER) St. Peter 184 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Brest Population: 144.9K 9 kmsouthwest
Rennes Population: 227.8K 208 kmeast
Plymouth Population: 260.2K 213 kmnorth
Nantes Population: 325.1K 256 kmsoutheast
Exeter Population: 130.7K 259 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Arrondissement de Brest

Within 100 km: 206 historic and cultural sites, 112 natural sites, 196 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km133 places

Plage du Trez-Hir Beach 24 kmSW
Plage de Bertheaume Beach 24 kmSW
Plage des trois curés Beach 24 kmSW
Plage de Sainte Anne Beach 23 kmSW

25–60 km194 places

Île de Quéménès Island 36 kmW
Grève du Vaéré Beach 28 kmSW
La grève bleue Beach 29 kmSW
Plage de Porsliogan Beach 28 kmSW

60–100 km187 places

Île Grande Island 73 kmNE
Kastell Koad Freg Historic site 79 kmE
Kastell Tonkedeg Historic site 79 kmE
Île aux Rats Island 71 kmS

Straight-line distances.