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Blaye

Located in Blaye, Arrondissement de Blaye Coordinates: 45°07′40″ N 0°39′44″ W

Map showing the location of Blaye Blaye
Location in France
Population
5,277
5.3K
Elevation
11 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
BOD Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport33 km
EGC Bergerac Dordogne-Périgord airport99 km

About Blaye

Blaye is a town. Location: Blaye, Arrondissement de Blaye. Population: 5,277. Elevation: 11 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Ruisseau des Brias and Jalle du Cartillon.

Climate of Blaye

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 5° · Rain 104 mm

Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (104 mm)
Driest month
July (48 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 Blaye
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°11°14°16°20°23°26°26°23°19°13°11°
Average low (°C)2°3°4°6°10°13°15°15°12°9°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)89796673745748558189104100

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

How to get to Blaye

The nearest airport is Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD), 33 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bordeaux, 32 km to the south.

Airports

  • Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) Bordeaux 33 kmsouth
  • Bergerac Dordogne-Périgord airport (EGC) Bergerac 99 kmeast
  • La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport (LRH) La Rochelle 124 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bordeaux Population: 265.3K 32 kmsouth
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 169 kmnortheast
  • Donostia / San Sebastian Population: 185.4K 227 kmsouthwest
  • Toulouse Population: 511.7K 238 kmsoutheast
  • Nantes Population: 325.1K 242 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Blaye

Within 100 km: 74 historic and cultural sites, 62 natural sites, 231 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km45 places

  • Île d'Ambès Island 13 kmSE
  • Île Margaux Island 9 kmS
  • Landes de Tout-l'y-Faut Natural site 24 kmNE
  • Bois du Plantier Natural site 22 kmNW

25–60 km121 places

  • Plage des Nonnes Beach 54 kmNW
  • Barzan-Plage Beach 48 kmN
  • Plage des Vergnes Beach 54 kmNW
  • Plage de l'Arnèche Beach 55 kmNW

60–100 km201 places

  • Né River 62 kmN
  • Plage de la Grande Côte Beach 70 kmNW
  • Plage de la Palmyre Beach 73 kmNW
  • Plage du Vivier Beach 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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