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Mountain

Menhir

Located in Plourin, Arrondissement de Brest Coordinates: 48°30′00″ N 4°43′00″ W

Map showing the location of Menhir Menhir
Location in France
Elevation
58 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Brélès
2.4 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BES Brest Bretagne airport23 km
GCI Guernsey Airport187 km

About Menhir

Menhir is a mountain. Location: Plourin, Arrondissement de Brest. Elevation: 58 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Brest Bretagne airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Droye and Chapelle Saint-Roch.

Climate of Menhir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 12° · 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)

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 Menhir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°10°11°12°15°17°19°20°18°15°12°11°
Average low (°C)5°5°6°7°9°11°13°13°12°10°8°6°
Precipitation (mm)13411192716452455883108122136

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

How to get to Menhir

The nearest airport is Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 23 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Brest, 21 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 23 kmeast
  • Guernsey Airport (GCI) Saint Peter Port 187 kmnortheast
  • Jersey Airport (JER) St. Peter 201 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Brest Population: 144.9K 21 kmsoutheast
  • Plymouth Population: 260.2K 212 kmnorth
  • Rennes Population: 227.8K 230 kmeast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 262 kmnorth
  • Nantes Population: 325.1K 276 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Menhir

Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 101 natural sites, 149 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km105 places

  • Île de Quéménès Island 20 kmSW
  • Plage du Trez-Hir Beach 17 kmS
  • Plage de Bertheaume Beach 18 kmS
  • Plage des trois curés Beach 17 kmS

25–60 km155 places

  • la Mort Anglaise Beach 26 kmSE
  • Trez-Rouz Beach 26 kmSE
  • Plage de Guendrez Beach 59 kmS
  • Plage du Ris Beach 55 kmSE

60–100 km176 places

  • Île Grande Island 91 kmE
  • Kastell Koad Freg Historic site 98 kmE
  • Kastell Tonkedeg Historic site 98 kmE
  • Île aux Rats Island 82 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Brélès Village, Brélès
    2.4 km S
  • Brélès Village, Arrondissement de Brest
    2.5 km S
  • Landunvez Village, Landunvez
    3.7 km N
  • Lanildut Village, Lanildut
    3.6 km SW
  • Porspoder Village, Arrondissement de Brest
    3.7 km W
  • Landunvez Village, Arrondissement de Brest
    3.7 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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