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The rocky finger of the Pointe du Grouin points out and protects the entrance into the bay of Mont Saint-Michel.
On this headland, a Grande Randonnée footpath runs around hugging the cliff face and there is a circular walk starting out from Cancale.
On their way the walker can enjoy views of the Île des Landes a long barren outcrop (now a bird sanctuary), the lighthouse, the Îles Chausey, Granville on the Normandy coast, and, on a clear day, the outline of Mont Saint-Michel.
Climate edit
| Climate data for Pointe du Grouin (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64.5 (2.54) |
57.5 (2.26) |
55.8 (2.20) |
45.6 (1.80) |
53.9 (2.12) |
47.5 (1.87) |
41.1 (1.62) |
39.3 (1.55) |
55.6 (2.19) |
69.5 (2.74) |
79.0 (3.11) |
71.6 (2.82) |
680.9 (26.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.0 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 120.6 |
| Average snowy days | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 5.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 84 |
| Source: Infoclimat.fr[1] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Normes et records 1961-1990: Pointe du Grouin, Ille et Vilaine(35), 40m" (in French). Infoclimat. Archived from the original on December 9, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2016.