Ushant Light
Located in Ouessant, Arrondissement de Brest Coordinates: 48°28′28″ N 5°03′24″ W
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 62 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BES Brest Bretagne airport47 km
- GCI Guernsey Airport209 km
About Ushant Light
Ushant Light is a landmark. Location: Ouessant, Arrondissement de Brest. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Brest Bretagne airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Baie de Poull Ifern and Baie du Stiff.
Photos of Ushant Light
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Île de Keller Vuldendive · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Île de Bannec Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Phare de Nividic Cribegh · Public domain -
Creach Point Light Folork · CC BY 3.0
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Climate of Ushant Light
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 13° · Night 9° · Rain 121 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 6°)
- Wettest month
- December (133 mm)
- Driest month
- July (44 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 10° | 10° | 11° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 13° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 7° | 6° | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 13° | 11° | 9° | 8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 132 | 108 | 88 | 68 | 60 | 50 | 44 | 57 | 79 | 104 | 121 | 133 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Ushant Light
The nearest airport is Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 47 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Brest, 43 km to the east.
Airports
- Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 47 kmeast
- Guernsey Airport (GCI) Saint Peter Port 209 kmnortheast
- Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 219 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Brest Population: 144.9K 43 kmeast
- Plymouth Population: 260.2K 221 kmnorth
- Rennes Population: 227.8K 254 kmeast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 273 kmnortheast
- Nantes Population: 325.1K 297 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ushant Light
Within 100 km: 145 historic and cultural sites, 75 natural sites, 120 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km38 places
- Île de Quéménès Island 16 kmSE
- Plage des Blancs Sablons Beach 25 kmSE
- Île de Trielen Island 14 kmSE
- Île Ségal Island 21 kmE
25–60 km156 places
- Plage du Trez-Hir Beach 30 kmSE
- Plage de Bertheaume Beach 30 kmSE
- Plage des trois curés Beach 30 kmSE
- Plage de Sainte Anne Beach 30 kmSE
60–100 km146 places
- Île aux Rats Island 95 kmSE
- Plage de la Torche Beach 88 kmSE
- Plage de Kermabec Beach 84 kmSE
- Plage de Penhors Beach 77 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Baie de Poull Ifern Natural site, Ouessant0.4 km SE
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Baie du Stiff Natural site, Ouessant0.9 km SE
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Baie de Toull Auroz Natural site, Brittany Region0.5 km N
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Phare de Men Corn Landmark, Brittany Region3 km E
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Creach Point Light Landmark, Ouessant5.6 km W
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Baie de Bininou Natural site, Brittany Region1.9 km W
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Île de Keller Island, Brittany Region3 km W
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Baie de Calgrac'h Natural site, Brittany Region2.3 km W
Nearest towns and villages
More sights in Ouessant
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Phare de Nividic Landmark, Ouessant7.7 km SW
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La Jument Landmark, Ouessant8.6 km SW
Sources & licences
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