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Natural site

Forêt de Marcenat

Located in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 46°14′06″ N 3°22′10″ E

Map showing the location of Forêt de Marcenat Forêt de Marcenat
Location in France
Elevation
287 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Marcenat
2.1 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport52 km
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport145 km

About Forêt de Marcenat

Forêt de Marcenat is a natural site. Location: Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Forêt de Saint-Gilbert and Billy Castle.

Climate of Forêt de Marcenat

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
May (88 mm)
Driest month
February (47 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 Forêt de Marcenat
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°12°15°19°22°26°26°22°17°11°8°
Average low (°C)-1°0°2°4°8°11°13°13°9°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)554747538873588872565655

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Forêt de Marcenat

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 55 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 52 kmsouth
  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 145 kmeast
  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 167 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 55 kmsouthwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 119 kmsoutheast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 127 kmsoutheast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 128 kmsoutheast
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 170 kmwest

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

Day trips from Forêt de Marcenat

Within 100 km: 96 historic and cultural sites, 485 natural sites, 255 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km36 places

  • Lac d'Allier Lake 13 kmS
  • Bois Verger Natural site 22 kmS
  • Bois de Vauvre Natural site 21 kmN
  • Forêt de Vacheresse Natural site 24 kmNW

25–60 km252 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 60 kmSE
  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 41 kmSW
  • Étang de Pissegrain Lake 58 kmN
  • Étang du Perray Lake 58 kmN

60–100 km548 places

  • Bois Dieu Natural site 78 kmE
  • Étang de Tix Lake 79 kmSW
  • Lac de Servière Lake 77 kmSW
  • Étang de Saint-Bonnet Lake 70 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Marcenat Village, Arrondissement de Vichy
    2.1 km E
  • Saint-Didier-la-Forêt Village, Arrondissement de Vichy
    2.2 km SW
  • Marcenat Village, Marcenat
    2.2 km E
  • Loriges Village, Arrondissement de Vichy
    4.1 km NW
  • Billy Village, Arrondissement de Vichy
    4.6 km E
  • Loriges Village, Loriges
    4.2 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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