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Municipality

Arrondissement of Cherbourg

Located in Manche, Normandy Coordinates: 49°30′40″ N 1°33′17″ W

Map showing the location of Arrondissement of Cherbourg Arrondissement of Cherbourg
Location in France
Population
187,300
187.3K
Elevation
54 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
144
listed under Arrondissement of Cherbourg
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ACI Alderney Airport52 km
JER Jersey Airport57 km

About Arrondissement of Cherbourg

Arrondissement of Cherbourg is a municipality. Location: Manche, Normandy. Population: 187,300. Elevation: 54 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Alderney Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Gloire and Cotentin.

Climate of Arrondissement of Cherbourg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 12° · Night 7° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (117 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Arrondissement of Cherbourg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°11°12°16°18°20°21°18°15°12°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°8°11°13°14°12°10°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)997475596351475277100117108

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

How to get to Arrondissement of Cherbourg

The nearest airport is Alderney Airport (ACI), 52 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Caen, 94 km to the east.

Airports

  • Alderney Airport (ACI) Saint Anne 52 kmnorthwest
  • Jersey Airport (JER) St. Peter 57 kmsouthwest
  • Guernsey Airport (GCI) Saint Peter Port 76 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Caen Population: 110.6K 94 kmeast
  • Le Havre Population: 186K 120 kmeast
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 137 kmnorth
  • Poole Population: 151.5K 137 kmnorth
  • Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 147 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Arrondissement of Cherbourg

Within 100 km: 106 historic and cultural sites, 55 natural sites, 79 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

  • Ollonde River 22 kmSW
  • Plage Collignon Beach 16 kmN
  • Plage Napoléon Beach 16 kmN
  • Plage de Collignon Beach 16 kmN

25–60 km52 places

  • La Nace Mountain 53 kmNW
  • Le Puits Gervais Mountain 53 kmNW
  • Omaha Beach Beach 52 kmE
  • Utah Beach Beach 30 kmE

60–100 km134 places

  • Gold Beach Beach 77 kmE
  • Juno Beach Beach 84 kmE
  • Sword Beach Beach 91 kmE
  • Mont-Saint-Michel Beach 98 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Arrondissement of Cherbourg and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Arrondissement of Cherbourg Le Havre Paris 20 Ménilmontant Cergy-Pontoise
Population 187.3K 186K 185.1K 183.4K
Elevation 54 m 5 m 96 m 54 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 21° 25° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) 4° 4° 2° 1°
Annual rainfall 922 mm 731 mm 641 mm 641 mm
Best months Jun–Sep Jun–Sep May–Sep Jun–Sep
Distance — 120 km 297 km 269 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Arrondissement of Cherbourg

144 places
  1. 1 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin 80.1K
  2. 2 La Hague 11.8K
  3. 3 Valognes 6.8K
  4. 4 Bricquebec-en-Cotentin 5.9K
  5. 5 Picauville 3.3K
  6. 6 Les Pieux 3.2K
  7. 7 Sainte-Mère-Église 3.1K
  8. 8 Port-Bail-sur-Mer 2.6K
  9. 9 BARNEVILLE CARTERET 2.2K
  10. 10 Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte 2.2K
  11. 11 Brix 2.1K
  12. 12 Montebourg 2.1K
  13. 13 Saint-Pierre-Église 1.8K
  14. 14 Quettehou 1.8K
  15. 15 Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue 1.8K
  16. 16 Flamanville 1.7K
  17. 17 Gonneville-Le Theil 1.6K
  18. 18 Digosville 1.5K
  19. 19 Tollevast 1.5K
  20. 20 Sottevast 1.4K
  21. 21 Fermanville 1.3K
  22. 22 Martinvast 1.3K
  23. 23 Surtainville 1.2K
  24. 24 Rauville-la-Bigot 1.1K
  25. 25 Yvetot-Bocage 1.1K
  26. 26 Couville 1.1K
  27. 27 Bretteville 1.1K
  28. 28 Siouville-Hague 1.1K
  29. 29 Réville 1.1K
  30. 30 Teurthéville-Hague 1K
  31. 31 Vicq-sur-Mer 1K
  32. 32 Saussemesnil 897
  33. 33 Hardinvast 874
  34. 34 Montfarville 811
  35. 35 Négreville 803
  36. 36 Virandeville 797
  37. 37 Saint-Joseph 793
  38. 38 Grosville 788
  39. 39 Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard 742
  40. 40 Le Mesnil-au-Val 728
  41. 41 Pierreville 728
  42. 42 Sainte-Marie-du-Mont 726
  43. 43 Tréauville 726
  44. 44 Sideville 703
  45. 45 Les Moitiers-d'Allonne 675
  46. 46 Besneville 666
  47. 47 Tamerville 652
  48. 48 Benoîtville 622
  49. 49 Néhou 618
  50. 50 Rocheville 616
  51. 51 Saint-Jacques-de-Néhou 600
  52. 52 Teurthéville-Bocage 593
  53. 53 Bricquebosq 585
  54. 54 Barfleur 577
  55. 55 Nouainville 577
  56. 56 Colomby 528
  57. 57 Helleville 513
  58. 58 Montaigu-la-Brisette 509
  59. 59 Gatteville-le-Phare 492
  60. 60 Saint-Floxel 491

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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