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Mountain

Monts du Vivarais

Located in Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 44°55′00″ N 4°15′00″ E

Map showing the location of Monts du Vivarais Monts du Vivarais
Location in France
Elevation
1,037 m
above sea level
Nearest town
La Rochette
0.7 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport98 km
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport111 km

About Monts du Vivarais

Monts du Vivarais is a mountain. Location: Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 1,037 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (98 km). Nearby sights include Sommet de Graillouse and Roche de Borée.

Climate of Monts du Vivarais

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 102 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
October (129 mm)
Driest month
July (62 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 Monts du Vivarais
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°10°15°18°22°22°18°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°1°5°9°11°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)8970749611184627810412910291

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Monts du Vivarais

The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB), 98 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) (111 km). The nearest large city is Saint-Etienne, 59 km to the north.

Airports

  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 98 kmnortheast
  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 111 kmnortheast
  • Avignon Caumont airport (AVN) Avignon 124 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 59 kmnorth
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 104 kmnortheast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 107 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 119 kmeast
  • Nîmes Population: 148.2K 120 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Monts du Vivarais

Within 100 km: 151 historic and cultural sites, 702 natural sites, 230 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km116 places

  • Lac d'Issarlès Lake 18 kmSW
  • La Courbe Mountain 19 kmS
  • Mont Plaux Mountain 23 kmNW
  • Rocher d'Aiglet Mountain 9 kmW

25–60 km318 places

  • Alba-la-Romaine (Ardèche, France) -- Théâtre gallo-romain Historic site 48 kmSE
  • Lac du Bouchet Lake 36 kmW
  • Lac du barrage de Naussac Lake 40 kmSW
  • Suc de Miceselle Mountain 31 kmW

60–100 km649 places

  • Île de la Piboulette Island 98 kmS
  • Îles Margeries Island 65 kmSE
  • Île du Colombier Island 93 kmSE
  • Réservoir de Couzon Lake 71 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • La Rochette Village, Arrondissement of Largentière
    0.7 km W
  • La Rochette Village, La Rochette
    0.7 km W
  • Borée Village, Arrondissement of Largentière
    2.2 km S
  • Liosac Village, La Rochette
    1.1 km N
  • Chauvy Village, Borée
    1.6 km E
  • Échamps Village, Borée
    1.7 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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