Village

Plougonvelin

Located in Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère Coordinates: 48°20′34″ N 4°42′41″ W

Location in France

Population: 4,152; 4.2K
Elevation: 36 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 21; listed under Plougonvelin
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: BES Brest Bretagne airport25 km; GCI Guernsey Airport197 km

About Plougonvelin

Plougonvelin is a village. Location: Arrondissement de Brest, Finistère. Population: 4,152. Elevation: 36 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Brest Bretagne airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Fort de Bertheaume and Anse de Bertheaume.

Photos of Plougonvelin

Fort de Bertheaume Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 4.0
Phare du Petit Minou Rundvald · Public domain

Climate of Plougonvelin

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 8° · Rain 122 mm

Hottest month: August (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 5°)
Wettest month: December (136 mm)
Driest month: July (45 mm)

10° 6°

10° 5°

11° 6°

12° 7°

15° 9°

18° 11°

19° 13°

20° 13°

18° 12°

15° 10°

13° 8°

11° 7°

Jan

134

Feb

111

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

108

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 Plougonvelin
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	10°	10°	11°	12°	15°	18°	19°	20°	18°	15°	13°	11°
Average low (°C)	6°	5°	6°	7°	9°	11°	13°	13°	12°	10°	8°	7°
Precipitation (mm)	134	111	92	71	64	52	45	58	83	108	122	136

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

How to get to Plougonvelin

The nearest airport is Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 25 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Brest, 17 km to the east.

Airports

Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 25 kmnortheast
Guernsey Airport (GCI) Saint Peter Port 197 kmnortheast
Jersey Airport (JER) St. Peter 208 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Brest Population: 144.9K 17 kmeast
Rennes Population: 227.8K 227 kmeast
Plymouth Population: 260.2K 229 kmnorth
Nantes Population: 325.1K 268 kmsoutheast
Exeter Population: 130.7K 278 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Plougonvelin

Within 100 km: 180 historic and cultural sites, 100 natural sites, 164 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km119 places

Île de Quéménès Island 14 kmW
Plage du Trez-Hir Beach 1 kmNE
Plage de Bertheaume Beach 1 kmSE
Plage des trois curés Beach 1 kmE

25–60 km147 places

Plage de Kermabec Beach 58 kmSE
Plage de Penhors Beach 51 kmSE
Plage de Guendrez Beach 43 kmSE
Plage du Ris Beach 41 kmSE

60–100 km178 places

Île Grande Island 98 kmNE
Île aux Rats Island 67 kmSE
Moros River 79 kmSE
Plages de Trévignon Beach 86 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Plougonvelin

21 places

1 Plougonvelin 3K

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

Cities & villages7

Ker Ar C'hleuz · Village
Kerbrat · Village
Keruzas · Village
Le Trez Hir · Village
Saint-Marzin · Village
Saint-Mathieu · Neighbourhood
Vinigos · Village

Mountains & nature1

Anse de Poulizan · Natural site

Lakes, rivers & coasts7

Heritage & sights5

Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre · Attraction
Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Grâces · Attraction
Complexe sportif de Plougonvelin · Landmark
Église Saint Gwenaël · Attraction
Phare de Saint-Mathieu · Landmark

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Fort de Bertheaume Historic site, Finistère
1.2 km SE
Anse de Bertheaume Natural site, Brittany Region
2.3 km E
Plage de Portez Beach, Locmaria-Plouzané
3.1 km NE
Plage de Trégana Beach, Locmaria-Plouzané
3.5 km E
Phare du Petit Minou Landmark, Plouzané
7.2 km E
Plage de Porsliogan Beach, Le Conquet
4.4 km W