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Brest

Located in Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère Coordinates: 48°23′29″ N 4°29′05″ W

Map showing the location of Brest Brest
Location in France
Population
139,342
139.3K
Elevation
61 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
95
listed under Brest
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BES Brest Bretagne airport8 km
GCI Guernsey Airport180 km

About Brest

Brest is a village. Location: Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère. Population: 139,342. Elevation: 61 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Brest Bretagne airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Penfeld and Plage du Moulin Blanc.

Climate of 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)

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 Brest
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°11°13°16°18°20°20°19°15°12°10°
Average low (°C)5°4°5°6°9°11°13°13°12°10°7°6°
Precipitation (mm)13511395777055485987111122136

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

How to get to Brest

The nearest airport is Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 8 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Brest, 1 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 8 kmnortheast
  • Guernsey Airport (GCI) Saint Peter Port 180 kmnortheast
  • Jersey Airport (JER) St. Peter 191 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Brest Population: 144.9K 1 kmsouthwest
  • Rennes Population: 227.8K 211 kmeast
  • Plymouth Population: 260.2K 222 kmnorth
  • Nantes Population: 325.1K 255 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 268 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Brest

Within 100 km: 203 historic and cultural sites, 109 natural sites, 188 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km138 places

  • Plage du Trez-Hir Beach 17 kmW
  • Plage de Bertheaume Beach 17 kmW
  • Plage des trois curés Beach 17 kmW
  • Plage de Sainte Anne Beach 16 kmW

25–60 km180 places

  • Île de Quéménès Island 31 kmW
  • Plage de Kermabec Beach 57 kmS
  • Plage de Penhors Beach 51 kmS
  • Plage de Guendrez Beach 45 kmS

60–100 km182 places

  • Île Grande Island 81 kmNE
  • Kastell Koad Freg Historic site 86 kmNE
  • Kastell Tonkedeg Historic site 85 kmE
  • Île aux Rats Island 64 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Brest

95 places
  1. 1 Brest 144.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages53

Mountains & nature2

Heritage & sights4

Nearby attractions & nature

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