Editing Cherbourg (section)

===Climate===
Cherbourg has a temperate [[oceanic climate]]. Its maritime character causes high humidity (84%) and a strong sea wind, commonly [[storm]]y but also low seasonal variations of temperature and few days of frost (7.3).<ref name="infoclimat">{{cite web|url=http://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie-07020-cap-de-la-hague.html|title=Cap de la Hague, 1961-1990|language=fr|trans-title=Cap de la Hague, 1961-1990|work=Infoclimat|access-date=5 September 2015}}</ref> The combined effect of the wind and the tides can generate a rapid change of weather in a single day, with sun and rain which can be a few hours apart.<ref name="meteofrance">{{cite web|url=http://www.meteofrance.com/FR/climat/dpt_tempsdumois.jsp?LIEUID=DEPT50|title=Caractéristique du département de la Manche|language=fr|trans-title=Characteristic of the Manche Department|work=Météo France|access-date=5 September 2015|archive-date=28 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028105432/http://www.meteofrance.com/FR/climat/dpt_tempsdumois.jsp?LIEUID=DEPT50|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The influence of the [[Gulf Stream]] and the mildness of the winter allow the naturalisation of many Mediterranean and exotic plants ([[mimosa]]s, [[palm (plant)|palm]]s, [[agave]]s, etc.) which are present in the public and private gardens of the city, despite average insolation.<ref name=meteofrance /> The climate is similar to areas much further north in [[Great Britain]] and Ireland due to the moderation. Summers are far cooler than expected by French standards.

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|collapsed = Y
|location =  Cherbourg-Homet, elevation {{convert|19|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2014 normals, extremes 1968–2014)
|Jan record high C = 16.5
|Feb record high C = 19.8
|Mar record high C = 22.6
|Apr record high C = 25.2
|May record high C = 29.5
|Jun record high C = 32.2
|Jul record high C = 31.0
|Aug record high C = 34.2
|Sep record high C = 31.4
|Oct record high C = 30.0
|Nov record high C = 19.4
|Dec record high C = 16.0
|Jan record low C = -8.6
|Feb record low C = -8.0
|Mar record low C = -1.0
|Apr record low C = 0.6
|May record low C = 0.6
|Jun record low C = 5.8
|Jul record low C = 9.0
|Aug record low C = 9.2
|Sep record low C = 6.4
|Oct record low C = 1.5
|Nov record low C = -3.5
|Dec record low C = -4.8
|Jan high C = 9.4
|Feb high C = 9.4
|Mar high C = 11.1
|Apr high C = 12.9
|May high C = 15.4
|Jun high C = 18.4
|Jul high C = 20.2
|Aug high C = 20.7
|Sep high C = 19.0
|Oct high C = 16.2
|Nov high C = 12.6
|Dec high C = 10.0
| year high C = 14.6
|Jan mean C = 7.4
|Feb mean C = 7.3
|Mar mean C = 8.7
|Apr mean C = 10.2
|May mean C = 12.7
|Jun mean C = 15.4
|Jul mean C = 17.3
|Aug mean C = 17.9
|Sep mean C = 16.4
|Oct mean C = 13.8
|Nov mean C = 10.5
|Dec mean C = 8.0
| year mean C = 12.1
|Jan low C = 5.4
|Feb low C = 5.1
|Mar low C = 6.3
|Apr low C = 7.5
|May low C = 9.9
|Jun low C = 12.4
|Jul low C = 14.5
|Aug low C = 15.1
|Sep low C = 13.8
|Oct low C = 11.5
|Nov low C = 8.5
|Dec low C = 6.0
| year low C = 9.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 105.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 80.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 65.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 63.2
|May precipitation mm = 54.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 51.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 48.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 51.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 66.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 115.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 121.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 139.0
|year precipitation mm = 
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 14.5
| Feb precipitation days = 11.6
| Mar precipitation days = 9.7
| Apr precipitation days = 10.1
| May precipitation days = 8.3
| Jun precipitation days = 8.2
| Jul precipitation days = 8.3
| Aug precipitation days = 8.3
| Sep precipitation days = 9.4
| Oct precipitation days = 14.5
| Nov precipitation days = 15.9
| Dec precipitation days = 16.2
| year precipitation days =134.8
|source 1 = Meteociel<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=50129001
|title=Normales et records pour Cherbourg-Homet (50)
|publisher=Meteociel
|access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref>}}

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|collapsed = Y
|location =  Cherbourg ([[Gonneville, Manche|Gonneville]]), elevation {{convert|134|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959–present)
|Jan record high C = 14.9
|Feb record high C = 18.9
|Mar record high C = 23.7
|Apr record high C = 23.9
|May record high C = 28.6
|Jun record high C = 31.7
|Jul record high C = 33.7
|Aug record high C = 33.4
|Sep record high C = 29.4
|Oct record high C = 27.0
|Nov record high C = 20.8
|Dec record high C = 15.9
|Jan record low C = -12.3
|Feb record low C = -9.9
|Mar record low C = -4.6
|Apr record low C = -3.1
|May record low C = 0.1
|Jun record low C = 2.9
|Jul record low C = 6.0
|Aug record low C = 6.3
|Sep record low C = 3.5
|Oct record low C = -0.6
|Nov record low C = -4.0
|Dec record low C = -8.8
|Jan high C = 8.2
|Feb high C = 8.4
|Mar high C = 10.2
|Apr high C = 12.5
|May high C = 15.2
|Jun high C = 18.1
|Jul high C = 20.0
|Aug high C = 20.2
|Sep high C = 18.2
|Oct high C = 15.1
|Nov high C = 11.4
|Dec high C = 9.0
| year high C = 13.9
|Jan mean C = 6.0
|Feb mean C = 6.0
|Mar mean C = 7.5
|Apr mean C = 9.3
|May mean C = 12.0
|Jun mean C = 14.6
|Jul mean C = 16.5
|Aug mean C = 16.8
|Sep mean C = 15.1
|Oct mean C = 12.3
|Nov mean C = 9.0
|Dec mean C = 6.8
| year mean C = 11.0
|Jan low C = 3.9
|Feb low C = 3.6
|Mar low C = 4.8
|Apr low C = 6.1
|May low C = 8.7
|Jun low C = 11.2
|Jul low C = 13.1
|Aug low C = 13.4
|Sep low C = 12.0
|Oct low C = 9.6
|Nov low C = 6.7
|Dec low C = 4.6
| year low C = 8.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 101.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 75.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 64.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 60.4
|May precipitation mm = 56.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 51.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 48.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 62.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 69.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 111.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 113.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 125.3
|year precipitation mm = 940.4
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 14.7
| Feb precipitation days = 12.0
| Mar precipitation days = 10.9
| Apr precipitation days = 9.8
| May precipitation days = 9.4
| Jun precipitation days = 8.4
| Jul precipitation days = 8.2
| Aug precipitation days = 9.1
| Sep precipitation days = 10.0
| Oct precipitation days = 15.2
| Nov precipitation days = 16.2
| Dec precipitation days = 16.3
| year precipitation days =140.2
|source 1 = Meteociel<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=50209001
|title=Normales et records pour Gonneville (50)
|publisher=Meteociel
|access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref>}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%" border="1"
|+ Comparison of weather conditions
!City
!Sunshine (hrs/yr)
!Rain (mm/yr)
!Snow (days/yr)
!Storm (days/yr)
!Fog (days/yr)
|-style="background: #D1E8FF"
|Cherbourg-Octeville<ref name="infoclimat" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meteopassion.com/ensoleillement-annuel.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422001543/http://www.meteopassion.com/ensoleillement-annuel.php |url-status=usurped |archive-date=22 April 2009 |title=Carte de l'ensoleillement annuel en France |language=fr|trans-title=Map of the annual sunshine in France|work=Météo Passion|access-date= 5 September 2015}}</ref>
|1538
|692.3
|5.1
|5.3
|26.6
|-
|National Average
|1973
|770
|14
|22
|40
|-
|[[Paris]]
|1661
|637
|12
|18
|10
|-
|[[Nice]]
|2724
|733
|1
|29
|1
|-
|[[Strasbourg]]
|1693
|665
|29
|29
|53
|-
|[[Brest, France|Brest]]
|1605
|1211
|7
|12
|75
|}