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Arrondissement of Cherbourg

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Arrondissement of Cherbourg

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

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.

Photos of Arrondissement of Cherbourg

Île du Large Jeremy14650 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pointe de Barfleur Light Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0

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)

8° 4°

9° 4°

11° 5°

12° 6°

16° 8°

18° 11°

20° 13°

21° 14°

18° 12°

15° 10°

12° 7°

9° 5°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

100

Nov

117

Dec

108

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 Arrondissement of Cherbourg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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)	99	74	75	59	63	51	47	52	77	100	117	108

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.