- Elevation
- 12 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BES Brest Bretagne airport23 km
- GCI Guernsey Airport153 km
About Kerguélen
Kerguélen is a village. Location: Finistère, Brittany Region. Elevation: 12 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Brest Bretagne airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Flèche and Kerlouan Radio Mast.
Climate of Kerguélen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 12° · Night 7° · Rain 120 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- December (133 mm)
- Driest month
- July (47 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) | 9° | 10° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 5° | 4° | 5° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 131 | 109 | 92 | 75 | 68 | 54 | 47 | 58 | 82 | 107 | 120 | 133 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Kerguélen
The nearest airport is Brest Bretagne airport (BES), 23 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Brest, 31 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Brest Bretagne airport (BES) Brest 23 kmsouth
- Guernsey Airport (GCI) Saint Peter Port 153 kmnortheast
- Jersey Airport (JER) St. Peter 167 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Brest Population: 144.9K 31 kmsouthwest
- Plymouth Population: 260.2K 193 kmnorth
- Rennes Population: 227.8K 204 kmeast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 238 kmnorth
- Nantes Population: 325.1K 260 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kerguélen
Within 100 km: 202 historic and cultural sites, 115 natural sites, 192 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km56 places
- Plage Sainte-Marguerite Beach 22 kmW
- Plage Boutrouilles Beach 7 kmW
- Penenes Island 15 kmW
- Île d'Erch Island 19 kmW
25–60 km245 places
- Île Grande Island 57 kmE
- Île de Quéménès Island 53 kmSW
- Plage du Trez-Hir Beach 44 kmSW
- Plage de Bertheaume Beach 44 kmSW
60–100 km208 places
- Kastell Koad Freg Historic site 66 kmE
- Kastell Tonkedeg Historic site 66 kmE
- Île aux Rats Island 88 kmS
- Trieux River 93 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Flèche River, Finistère1.6 km SE
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Kerlouan Radio Mast Landmark, Plounéour-Brignogan-plages3 km W
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Île Kerlouan Island, Brittany Region5.3 km NW
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Plage Boutrouilles Beach, Kerlouan7.1 km W
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Quillinadec River, Finistère6.6 km W
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Quillimadec River, Brittany Region6.4 km W
Sources & licences
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