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Village

Sangatte

Located in Arrondissement de Calais, Pas-de-Calais Coordinates: 50°56′50″ N 1°45′27″ E

Map showing the location of Sangatte Sangatte
Location in France
Population
4,789
4.8K
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
4
listed under Sangatte
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
OST Ostend-Bruges International Airport83 km
SEN London Southend Airport102 km

About Sangatte

Sangatte is a village. Location: Arrondissement de Calais, Pas-de-Calais. Population: 4,789. Elevation: 4 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Mont d'Hubert and Dunes du Fort-Mahon.

Climate of Sangatte

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (81 mm)
Driest month
April (38 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 Sangatte
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°15°17°20°21°19°15°11°8°
Average low (°C)3°2°4°6°9°12°14°15°13°10°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)554240384040434759658157

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

How to get to Sangatte

The nearest airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), 83 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saint Peters, 52 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) Oostende 83 kmeast
  • London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 102 kmnorthwest
  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 104 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Saint Peters Population: 125.4K 52 kmnorthwest
  • Maidstone Population: 107.6K 94 kmnorthwest
  • Gillingham Population: 101.2K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Lille Population: 238.7K 98 kmeast
  • Southend-on-Sea Population: 295.3K 98 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Sangatte

Within 100 km: 207 historic and cultural sites, 140 natural sites, 195 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km31 places

  • Plage du Cap Blanc-Nez Beach 5 kmSW
  • Mont d'Hubert Mountain 3 kmSW
  • Camp de César Mountain 9 kmSW
  • Cap Blanc-Nez Natural site 4 kmSW

25–60 km154 places

  • Plage Saint-Gabriel Beach 44 kmS
  • Sunny Sands Beach 42 kmW
  • Cheriton Hill Mountain 47 kmNW
  • West Down Mountain 59 kmNW

60–100 km357 places

  • Isle of Sheppey Island 82 kmNW
  • Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 98 kmNW
  • Plage de Fort-Mahon Beach 70 kmS
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 88 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Sangatte

4 places
  1. 1 Sangatte 4.2K

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

Cities & villages1

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights1

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