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Lac de Madic

Located in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°22′18″ N 2°27′34″ E

Map showing the location of Lac de Madic Lac de Madic
Location in France
Elevation
423 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Madic
0.8 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
AUR Aurillac airport53 km
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport72 km

About Lac de Madic

Lac de Madic is a lake. Location: Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 423 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Aurillac airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Pyramide and Rhue.

Climate of Lac de Madic

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 3° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
May (85 mm)
Driest month
March (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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Lac de Madic
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°12°15°19°22°25°25°21°17°11°8°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°8°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)575347638576577174776460

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

How to get to Lac de Madic

The nearest airport is Aurillac airport (AUR), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) (72 km). The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 67 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 53 kmsouth
  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 72 kmnortheast
  • Brive Souillac airport (BVE) Brive 85 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 67 kmnortheast
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 108 kmnorthwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 151 kmeast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 191 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 194 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lac de Madic

Within 100 km: 159 historic and cultural sites, 388 natural sites, 229 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km52 places

  • Lac de la Landie Lake 25 kmE
  • Lac de l'Esclauze Lake 25 kmE
  • Lac de la Cregut Lake 18 kmE
  • Lac de Bort-les-Orgues Lake 9 kmN

25–60 km342 places

  • Ancien îlot Gambetta Island 49 kmS
  • Étang de Tix Lake 53 kmN
  • Étang de Taysse Lake 44 kmW
  • Lac de Servière Lake 44 kmNE

60–100 km382 places

  • Vassivière Island 67 kmNW
  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 79 kmNE
  • Étang de Pinaud Lake 87 kmN
  • Étang Neuf Lake 64 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Madic Village, Arrondissement of Mauriac
    0.8 km N
  • Madic Village, Madic
    0.8 km N
  • Ydes Village, Arrondissement of Mauriac
    3.2 km SW
  • Ydes Village, Ydes
    3.2 km SW
  • Bort-les-Orgues Village, Arrondissement of Ussel
    4.2 km NE
  • Saignes Village, Arrondissement of Mauriac
    4.4 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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