Skip to content
Geonivora
Lake

Lac de l'Esclauze

Located in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°23′34″ N 2°46′33″ E

Map showing the location of Lac de l'Esclauze Lac de l'Esclauze
Location in France
Elevation
1,036 m
above sea level
Nearest town
L'Esclauze
0.5 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport53 km
AUR Aurillac airport62 km

About Lac de l'Esclauze

Lac de l'Esclauze is a lake. Location: Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 1,036 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Lac de la Landie and Lac de Laspialade.

Climate of Lac de l'Esclauze

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
May (98 mm)
Driest month
March (56 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Lac de l'Esclauze
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°10°15°18°21°21°18°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°1°5°8°10°10°7°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)706256729884647883907672

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lac de l'Esclauze

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 53 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 49 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 53 kmnortheast
  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 62 kmsouthwest
  • Brive Souillac airport (BVE) Brive 109 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 49 kmnortheast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 126 kmeast
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 129 kmnorthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 167 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 169 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lac de l'Esclauze

Within 100 km: 156 historic and cultural sites, 491 natural sites, 235 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km104 places

  • Lac Pavin Lake 14 kmNE
  • Lac de Montcineyre Lake 12 kmNE
  • Lac de Madic Lake 25 kmW
  • Lac de la Landie Lake 3 kmN

25–60 km369 places

  • Ancien îlot Gambetta Island 58 kmSW
  • Étang de Tix Lake 55 kmN
  • Lac de Servière Lake 29 kmN
  • Étang de la Ramade Lake 51 kmNW

60–100 km409 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 81 kmNE
  • Vassivière Island 84 kmNW
  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 67 kmN
  • Étang de Taysse Lake 69 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: