Village

Douarnenez

Located in Arrondissement of Quimper, Finistère Coordinates: 48°05′32″ N 4°19′49″ W

Location in France

Population: 14,063; 14.1K
Elevation: 33 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 12; listed under Douarnenez
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: BES Brest Bretagne airport40 km; RNS Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport193 km

About Douarnenez

Douarnenez is a village. Location: Arrondissement of Quimper, Finistère. Population: 14,063. Elevation: 33 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Brest Bretagne airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Île Tristan and Chapelle Sainte-Anne-la-Palud.

Climate of Douarnenez

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 12° · Night 7° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 5°)
Wettest month: November (135 mm)
Driest month: July (46 mm)

9° 5°

10° 5°

11° 6°

13° 7°

17° 10°

19° 12°

21° 14°

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16° 10°

12° 7°

10° 6°

Jan

133

Feb

105

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

135

Dec

130

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 Douarnenez
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	10°	11°	13°	17°	19°	21°	22°	19°	16°	12°	10°
Average low (°C)	5°	5°	6°	7°	10°	12°	14°	14°	12°	10°	7°	6°
Precipitation (mm)	133	105	92	68	73	55	46	60	81	98	135	130

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

How to get to Douarnenez

The nearest airport is Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 40 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Brest, 35 km to the north.

Airports

Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 40 kmnorth
Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, Ille-et-Vilaine 193 kmeast
Guernsey Airport (GCI) Saint Peter Port 196 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Brest Population: 144.9K 35 kmnorth
Rennes Population: 227.8K 198 kmeast
Nantes Population: 325.1K 230 kmsoutheast
Plymouth Population: 260.2K 254 kmnorth
Angers Population: 168.3K 291 kmeast

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

Day trips from Douarnenez

Within 100 km: 213 historic and cultural sites, 114 natural sites, 201 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

Plage de Kermabec Beach 24 kmS
Plage de Penhors Beach 18 kmS
Plage de Guendrez Beach 16 kmSW
Plage du Ris Beach 2 kmE

25–60 km265 places

Île de Quéménès Island 53 kmNW
Plage du Trez-Hir Beach 40 kmNW
Île aux Rats Island 29 kmS
Moros River 40 kmSE

60–100 km205 places

Île de Groix Island 82 kmSE
Île Grande Island 97 kmNE
Kastell Koad Freg Historic site 96 kmNE
Kastell Tonkedeg Historic site 94 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Douarnenez

12 places

1 Douarnenez 16.6K

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

Cities & villages8

Brunguen · Village
Le Ris · Village
Lesperbé · Village
Les Sables Blancs · Neighbourhood
Ploaré · Neighbourhood
Plomarc'h-Tosta · Village
Saint-Jean · Neighbourhood
Tréboul · Neighbourhood

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Plage du Ris · Beach

Heritage & sights2

Chapelle Saint-Jean · Attraction
Église Saint-Herlé · Attraction

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Île Tristan Island, Brittany Region
1.2 km NW
Chapelle Sainte-Anne-la-Palud Attraction, Plonévez-Porzay
7 km NE
Forêt de Nevet Natural site, Finistère
7.3 km E
Chapelle du Pénity Attraction, Locronan
9.1 km E
Église Saint-Ronan Attraction, Locronan
9.1 km E
Ménez Hom Mountain, Dinéault
16 km NE