A sea fort guarding the harbour at Cherbourg

Cherbourg ferry port

Photo: Nicola Morandi / Unsplash

Ferryu lists 4 ferry routes to Cherbourg.

Ferries arrive in Cherbourg from Dublin, Poole, Portsmouth and Rosslare, with Brittany Ferries and Irish Ferries.

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Ferries to Cherbourg

Crossings from and to Cherbourg

DublinPooleRosslareCherbourg
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Cherbourg in pictures

  • The harbour wall at Cherbourg at sunset
    The harbour wall at Cherbourg at sunsetPhoto: Elise Goy / Unsplash
  • A yellow submersible on display at La Cité de la Mer, beside the port at Cherbourg
    A yellow submersible on display at La Cité de la Mer, beside the port at CherbourgPhoto: Pierre Goiffon / Unsplash

Weather in Cherbourg

  • Warmest month: August, average high 21°C.
  • Wettest month: December, about 90 mm of rain.
  • Sea at its warmest in August, about 18°C.

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
0510152025°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 5.1 to 8.7°C, sea 10.1°CFebruary: air 4.8 to 8.9°C, sea 9.7°CMarch: air 6.1 to 10.8°C, sea 9.4°CApril: air 7.5 to 13.0°C, sea 10.6°CMay: air 10.1 to 15.7°C, sea 12.7°CJune: air 12.6 to 18.5°C, sea 15.2°CJuly: air 14.6 to 20.5°C, sea 17.2°CAugust: air 14.9 to 20.7°C, sea 18.3°CSeptember: air 13.2 to 18.7°C, sea 18.0°COctober: air 10.9 to 15.5°C, sea 16.5°CNovember: air 8.1 to 11.9°C, sea 14.2°CDecember: air 5.9 to 9.5°C, sea 11.8°C21°

Rain

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

0255075100 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 74.3 mmFebruary: 59.3 mmMarch: 53.3 mmApril: 52.5 mmMay: 51.4 mmJune: 49.5 mmJuly: 43.6 mmAugust: 58.3 mmSeptember: 53.8 mmOctober: 80.3 mmNovember: 80.1 mmDecember: 89.9 mm90

Temperature

  • Air, average daily low to high (1991–2020)
  • Sea surface, monthly average (2023–2024)
0510152025°CJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: air 5.1 to 8.7°C, sea 10.1°CFebruary: air 4.8 to 8.9°C, sea 9.7°CMarch: air 6.1 to 10.8°C, sea 9.4°CApril: air 7.5 to 13.0°C, sea 10.6°CMay: air 10.1 to 15.7°C, sea 12.7°CJune: air 12.6 to 18.5°C, sea 15.2°CJuly: air 14.6 to 20.5°C, sea 17.2°CAugust: air 14.9 to 20.7°C, sea 18.3°CSeptember: air 13.2 to 18.7°C, sea 18.0°COctober: air 10.9 to 15.5°C, sea 16.5°CNovember: air 8.1 to 11.9°C, sea 14.2°CDecember: air 5.9 to 9.5°C, sea 11.8°C21°

Rain

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

0255075100 mmJFMAMJJASONDJanuary: 74.3 mmFebruary: 59.3 mmMarch: 53.3 mmApril: 52.5 mmMay: 51.4 mmJune: 49.5 mmJuly: 43.6 mmAugust: 58.3 mmSeptember: 53.8 mmOctober: 80.3 mmNovember: 80.1 mmDecember: 89.9 mm90
Show the numbers
Monthly averages for Cherbourg
MonthHigh °CLow °CRain mmSea °C
January8.75.174.310.1
February8.94.859.39.7
March10.86.153.39.4
April13.07.552.510.6
May15.710.151.412.7
June18.512.649.515.2
July20.514.643.617.2
August20.714.958.318.3
September18.713.253.818.0
October15.510.980.316.5
November11.98.180.114.2
December9.55.989.911.8

1991–2020 averages, ERA5 via Open-Meteo, read at the grid point nearest the port (18 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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