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Natural site

Bois de Souhait

Located in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°48′29″ N 5°28′37″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Souhait Bois de Souhait
Location in France
Elevation
683 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Seillonnaz
1 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport31 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport37 km

About Bois de Souhait

Bois de Souhait 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 (31 km). Nearby sights include Bois de Luide and Ruisseau d'Arodin.

Climate of Bois de Souhait

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
October (112 mm)
Driest month
August (71 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 de Souhait
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°17°21°24°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°2°7°10°12°12°8°5°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)747375871009272711091129578

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois de Souhait

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 31 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 47 km to the west.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 31 kmwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 37 kmsoutheast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 50 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 47 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 49 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 68 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 72 kmsouth
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 94 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Bois de Souhait

Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 967 natural sites, 312 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km81 places

  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 7 kmW
  • Lac de Save Lake 12 kmS
  • Étang de Ry Lake 18 kmSW
  • Étang de la Rama Lake 15 kmSW

25–60 km315 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 49 kmW
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 59 kmNE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 59 kmNE
  • Laire River 54 kmNE

60–100 km1,069 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 90 kmS
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 62 kmNE
  • La Barillette Mountain 85 kmNE
  • Pointe de Poêle Chaud Mountain 85 kmNE

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