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Barfleur

Located in Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Manche Coordinates: 49°40′13″ N 1°15′53″ W

Map showing the location of Barfleur Barfleur
Location in France
Population
577
577
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Barfleur
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ACI Alderney Airport69 km
CFR Caen Carpiquet airport80 km

About Barfleur

Barfleur is a village. Location: Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Manche. Population: 577. Elevation: 6 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Alderney Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Pointe de Barfleur Light and Anse de Gattemare.

Climate of Barfleur

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 12° · Night 7° · Rain 104 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (104 mm)
Driest month
July (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 Barfleur
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°11°12°16°18°21°21°19°15°12°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°6°8°11°13°14°12°10°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)8866675255474347719210497

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

How to get to Barfleur

The nearest airport is Alderney Airport (ACI), 69 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Caen, 85 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Alderney Airport (ACI) Saint Anne 69 kmwest
  • Caen Carpiquet airport (CFR) Caen 80 kmsoutheast
  • Jersey Airport (JER) St. Peter 85 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Caen Population: 110.6K 85 kmsoutheast
  • Le Havre Population: 186K 101 kmeast
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 125 kmnorth
  • Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 126 kmnorth
  • Poole Population: 151.5K 127 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Barfleur

Within 100 km: 111 historic and cultural sites, 51 natural sites, 72 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km36 places

  • Plage Collignon Beach 22 kmW
  • Plage de Collignon Beach 21 kmW
  • Plage de Bretteville Beach 19 kmW
  • Plage de la Mondrée Beach 14 kmW

25–60 km77 places

  • Ollonde River 48 kmSW
  • Plage Napoléon Beach 26 kmW
  • Omaha Beach Beach 44 kmSE
  • Utah Beach Beach 29 kmS

60–100 km121 places

  • La Nace Mountain 69 kmW
  • Le Puits Gervais Mountain 70 kmW
  • Gold Beach Beach 65 kmSE
  • Juno Beach Beach 71 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Barfleur

2 places
  1. 1 Barfleur 655

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

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