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Valognes

Located in Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Manche Coordinates: 49°30′33″ N 1°28′09″ W

Map showing the location of Valognes Valognes
Location in France
Population
6,779
6.8K
Elevation
30 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Valognes
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ACI Alderney Airport58 km
JER Jersey Airport63 km

About Valognes

Valognes is a village. Location: Arrondissement of Cherbourg, Manche. Population: 6,779. Elevation: 30 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Alderney Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Cotentin and Gloire.

Climate of Valognes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 12° · Night 7° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (111 mm)
Driest month
July (46 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 Valognes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°11°12°16°18°20°21°19°15°12°9°
Average low (°C)4°3°5°6°8°11°13°13°12°9°7°5°
Precipitation (mm)94727257625046507696111102

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

How to get to Valognes

The nearest airport is Alderney Airport (ACI), 58 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Caen, 88 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Alderney Airport (ACI) Saint Anne 58 kmwest
  • Jersey Airport (JER) St. Peter 63 kmsouthwest
  • Caen Carpiquet airport (CFR) Caen 82 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Caen Population: 110.6K 88 kmsoutheast
  • Le Havre Population: 186K 114 kmeast
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 138 kmnorth
  • Poole Population: 151.5K 139 kmnorth
  • Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 146 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Valognes

Within 100 km: 108 historic and cultural sites, 56 natural sites, 78 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km59 places

  • Ollonde River 25 kmSW
  • Plage Collignon Beach 18 kmNW
  • Plage Napoléon Beach 19 kmNW
  • Plage de Collignon Beach 17 kmN

25–60 km54 places

  • La Nace Mountain 58 kmW
  • Le Puits Gervais Mountain 59 kmW
  • Omaha Beach Beach 46 kmE
  • Plage de Sciotot Beach 27 kmW

60–100 km129 places

  • Gold Beach Beach 71 kmE
  • Juno Beach Beach 78 kmE
  • Sword Beach Beach 85 kmE
  • Mont-Saint-Michel Beach 97 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Valognes

3 places
  1. 1 Valognes 7.9K

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

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