Arrondissement de Calais
Located in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France Coordinates: 50°53′20″ N 1°57′20″ E
- Population
- 158,492
- 158.5K
- Elevation
- 0 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 52
- listed under Arrondissement de Calais
- Airports
- OST Ostend-Bruges International Airport73 km
- LIL Lille Airport89 km
About Arrondissement de Calais
Arrondissement de Calais is a municipality. Location: Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France. Population: 158,492. Elevation: 0 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Phare de Walde and Forêt de Guînes.
Climate of Arrondissement de Calais
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 75 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (75 mm)
- Driest month
- February (40 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) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 20° | 21° | 19° | 15° | 11° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 52 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 60 | 64 | 75 | 56 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Arrondissement de Calais
The nearest airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), 73 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saint Peters, 65 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) Oostende 73 kmnortheast
- Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 89 kmsoutheast
- London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 116 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Saint Peters Population: 125.4K 65 kmnorthwest
- Lille Population: 238.7K 83 kmeast
- Bruges Population: 118.5K 96 kmeast
- Maidstone Population: 107.6K 109 kmnorthwest
- Southend-on-Sea Population: 295.3K 113 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Arrondissement de Calais
Within 100 km: 192 historic and cultural sites, 127 natural sites, 202 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km32 places
- Plage du Cap Blanc-Nez Beach 18 kmW
- Plage de Petit-Fort-Philippe Beach 18 kmNE
- Mont d'Hubert Mountain 17 kmW
- Camp de César Mountain 19 kmW
25–60 km148 places
- Plage Saint-Gabriel Beach 44 kmSW
- Sunny Sands Beach 58 kmW
- Rode Berg Mountain 57 kmE
- Swinge Hill Mountain 58 kmNW
60–100 km341 places
- Isle of Sheppey Island 97 kmNW
- Plage de Fort-Mahon Beach 68 kmSW
- Klein Strand Oostende Beach 78 kmNE
- Camber Sands Beach 82 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Arrondissement de Calais and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Arrondissement de Calais | Grenoble | Paris 17 Batignolles-Monceau | Paris 16 Passy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 158.5K | 158.6K | 159.2K | 159.4K |
| Elevation | 0 m | 218 m | 61 m | 67 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 21° | 28° | 25° | 25° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 2° |
| Annual rainfall | 603 mm | 1,129 mm | 632 mm | 632 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Sep | May–Jun, Aug–Sep | May–Sep | May–Sep |
| Distance | — | 694 km | 225 km | 226 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Arrondissement de Calais
52 places- 1 Calais 75K
- 2 Marck 10.8K
- 3 Guînes 5.7K
- 4 Audruicq 5.4K
- 5 Coulogne 5.3K
- 6 Oye-Plage 5.3K
- 7 Sangatte 4.8K
- 8 Ardres 4.4K
- 9 Coquelles 2.5K
- 10 Saint-Folquin 2.2K
- 11 Les Attaques 1.9K
- 12 Zutkerque 1.7K
- 13 Ruminghem 1.7K
- 14 Sainte-Marie-Kerque 1.6K
- 15 Licques 1.6K
- 16 Nortkerque 1.6K
- 17 Andres 1.6K
- 18 Hames-Boucres 1.5K
- 19 Vieille-Église 1.4K
- 20 Brêmes 1.3K
- 21 Fréthun 1.3K
- 22 Hardinghen 1.2K
- 23 Balinghem 1.2K
- 24 Offekerque 1.2K
- 25 Guemps 1.1K
- 26 Saint-Omer-Capelle 1.1K
- 27 Louches 951
- 28 Fiennes 897
- 29 Polincove 831
- 30 Peuplingues 775
- 31 Saint-Tricat 762
- 32 Caffiers 758
- 33 Bouquehault 755
- 34 Landrethun-lès-Ardres 747
- 35 Muncq-Nieurlet 719
- 36 Nouvelle-Église 650
- 37 Alembon 633
- 38 Recques-sur-Hem 622
- 39 Bonningues-lès-Calais 574
- 40 Nielles-lès-Ardres 546
- 41 Rodelinghem 539
- 42 Pihen-lès-Guînes 487
- 43 Campagne-lès-Guines 446
- 44 Hermelinghen 405
- 45 Herbinghen 368
- 46 Sanghen 320
- 47 Autingues 287
- 48 Nielles-lès-Calais 278
- 49 Boursin 262
- 50 Escalles 233
- 51 Bainghen 232
- 52 Hocquinghen 112
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Phare de Walde Landmark, France12 km N -
Forêt de Guînes Natural site, Hauts-de-France8.6 km SW
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Bois de Courtebourne Natural site, Hauts-de-France9 km S
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Bois de Crezecques Natural site, Hauts-de-France9.1 km S
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Bois de Balinghem Natural site, Hauts-de-France9.6 km SW
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Le Mont de Sombre Mountain, Wissant17 km W
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Mont de Couple Mountain, Audembert18 km W
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Mont des Boucards Mountain, Wierre-Effroy18 km SW
Sources & licences
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