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Natural site

Bois d'Ambérieu

Located in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°56′56″ N 5°23′58″ E

Map showing the location of Bois d'Ambérieu Bois d'Ambérieu
Location in France
Elevation
612 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ambérieu-en-Bugey
3.3 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport34 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport51 km

About Bois d'Ambérieu

Bois d'Ambérieu is a natural site. Location: Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Mont Charvet and Sur le Crêt.

Climate of Bois d'Ambérieu

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 104 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
October (113 mm)
Driest month
July (77 mm)

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 Bois d'Ambérieu
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°13°17°21°24°24°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°11°13°13°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)8482799010498777711111310490

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois d'Ambérieu

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 34 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 45 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 34 kmsouthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 51 kmsoutheast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 54 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 45 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 48 kmsouthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 64 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 89 kmsouth
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 97 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Bois d'Ambérieu

Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 793 natural sites, 305 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km55 places

  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 14 kmS
  • Étang Neuf Lake 25 kmS
  • Lacs des Hôpitaux Lake 14 kmSE
  • Grand Étang Lake 22 kmS

25–60 km285 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 46 kmSW
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 55 kmNE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 55 kmNE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 57 kmNE

60–100 km944 places

  • Lake Leman Lake 99 kmNE
  • Lac Aubonne Lake 98 kmNE
  • Le Mont Risoux Mountain 93 kmNE
  • La Barillette Mountain 77 kmNE

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