The Abbaye aux Hommes in Caen

Caen ferry port

Photo: Jasper Garratt / Unsplash

Ferryu lists 1 ferry route to Caen.

Ferries arrive in Caen from Portsmouth, with Brittany Ferries.

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Ferries to Caen

Crossings from and to Caen

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Caen in pictures

  • White beach huts on the sand at Ouistreham
    White beach huts on the sand at OuistrehamPhoto: Auriane Clément / Unsplash
  • A big wheel on the beach at Ouistreham
    A big wheel on the beach at OuistrehamPhoto: Auriane Clément / Unsplash

Weather in Caen

  • Warmest month: August, average high 23°C.
  • Wettest month: December, about 74 mm of rain.
  • Sea at its warmest in August, about 20°C.

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
0510152025°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 3.6 to 8.3°C, sea 8.4°CFebruary: air 3.5 to 9.1°C, sea 8.5°CMarch: air 5.0 to 11.9°C, sea 9.1°CApril: air 6.6 to 14.8°C, sea 11.0°CMay: air 9.6 to 17.9°C, sea 14.4°CJune: air 12.4 to 21.0°C, sea 17.2°CJuly: air 14.3 to 23.1°C, sea 19.3°CAugust: air 14.4 to 23.2°C, sea 20.4°CSeptember: air 12.0 to 20.3°C, sea 19.1°COctober: air 9.5 to 16.2°C, sea 16.6°CNovember: air 6.4 to 11.7°C, sea 13.0°CDecember: air 4.1 to 8.8°C, sea 10.0°C23°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

0255075 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 59.3 mmFebruary: 51.0 mmMarch: 53.6 mmApril: 55.9 mmMay: 58.2 mmJune: 62.1 mmJuly: 55.2 mmAugust: 59.7 mmSeptember: 53.0 mmOctober: 64.9 mmNovember: 66.0 mmDecember: 74.4 mm74

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
0510152025°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 3.6 to 8.3°C, sea 8.4°CFebruary: air 3.5 to 9.1°C, sea 8.5°CMarch: air 5.0 to 11.9°C, sea 9.1°CApril: air 6.6 to 14.8°C, sea 11.0°CMay: air 9.6 to 17.9°C, sea 14.4°CJune: air 12.4 to 21.0°C, sea 17.2°CJuly: air 14.3 to 23.1°C, sea 19.3°CAugust: air 14.4 to 23.2°C, sea 20.4°CSeptember: air 12.0 to 20.3°C, sea 19.1°COctober: air 9.5 to 16.2°C, sea 16.6°CNovember: air 6.4 to 11.7°C, sea 13.0°CDecember: air 4.1 to 8.8°C, sea 10.0°C23°

Rain

Average total for the month, mm (1991–2020)

0255075 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 59.3 mmFebruary: 51.0 mmMarch: 53.6 mmApril: 55.9 mmMay: 58.2 mmJune: 62.1 mmJuly: 55.2 mmAugust: 59.7 mmSeptember: 53.0 mmOctober: 64.9 mmNovember: 66.0 mmDecember: 74.4 mm74
Show the numbers
Monthly averages for Caen
MonthHigh °CLow °CRain mmSea °C
January8.33.659.38.4
February9.13.551.08.5
March11.95.053.69.1
April14.86.655.911.0
May17.99.658.214.4
June21.012.462.117.2
July23.114.355.219.3
August23.214.459.720.4
September20.312.053.019.1
October16.29.564.916.6
November11.76.466.013.0
December8.84.174.410.0

1991–2020 averages, ERA5 via Open-Meteo, read at the grid point nearest the port (9 km away). Sea surface: 2023–2024 averages from the Open-Meteo Marine Weather API, which has no sea temperatures before late 2022.

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