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Village

Ames

Located in Arrondissement of Béthune, Pas-de-Calais Coordinates: 50°32′30″ N 2°24′56″ E

Map showing the location of Ames Ames
Location in France
Population
644
644
Elevation
55 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Ames
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport49 km
OST Ostend-Bruges International Airport80 km

About Ames

Ames is a village. Location: Arrondissement of Béthune, Pas-de-Calais. Population: 644. Elevation: 55 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Abbaye Saint Benoît de Ham-en-Artois and Lacque.

Climate of Ames

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (74 mm)
Driest month
February (43 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 Ames
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°12°16°19°21°22°19°15°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°5°8°11°13°13°11°8°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)574350485360555266687465

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

How to get to Ames

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lille, 46 km to the east.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 49 kmeast
  • Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) Oostende 80 kmnortheast
  • Beauvais-Tillé airport (BVA) Beauvais 123 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Lille Population: 238.7K 46 kmeast
  • Amiens Population: 143.1K 72 kmsouth
  • Bruges Population: 118.5K 94 kmnortheast
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 108 kmnortheast
  • Saint Peters Population: 125.4K 116 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Ames

Within 100 km: 166 historic and cultural sites, 176 natural sites, 310 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km18 places

  • Nave River 12 kmNE
  • Forêt de Nieppe Natural site 18 kmNE
  • Bois des Dames Natural site 11 kmE
  • Forêt de Clairmarais Natural site 24 kmN

25–60 km209 places

  • Plage Saint-Gabriel Beach 59 kmW
  • Blankaart Lake 58 kmNE
  • Rode Berg Mountain 36 kmNE
  • Kemmelberg Mountain 39 kmNE

60–100 km425 places

  • Plage de Fort-Mahon Beach 66 kmW
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 85 kmNE
  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 98 kmE
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 90 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Ames

2 places
  1. 1 Ames 533

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

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