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Mountain

Monts du Velay

Located in Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°00′00″ N 3°45′00″ E

Map showing the location of Monts du Velay Monts du Velay
Location in France
Elevation
1,127 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bains
2.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport99 km
AUR Aurillac airport106 km

About Monts du Velay

Monts du Velay is a mountain. Location: Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 1,127 m.

From Wikipedia

The Velay mountains are the mountain ranges located in the former French province of Velay. They are situated in the eastern two-thirds of the Haute-Loire department, in the southern part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, and in the east-central part of the Massif Central.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Monts du Velay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
October (107 mm)
Driest month
March (57 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 Velay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°9°14°18°22°21°18°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°0°4°7°10°10°7°4°-1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)7158578099735873871077973

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Monts du Velay

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 99 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saint-Etienne, 70 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 99 kmnorthwest
  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 106 kmwest
  • Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) Rodez/Marcillac 120 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 70 kmnortheast
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 101 kmnorthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 120 kmnortheast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 123 kmnortheast
  • Nîmes Population: 148.2K 138 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Monts du Velay

Within 100 km: 147 historic and cultural sites, 747 natural sites, 235 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km77 places

  • Lac du Bouchet Lake 11 kmS
  • Suc de Miceselle Mountain 10 kmSE
  • Mont Plaux Mountain 23 kmE
  • Petit Lac Mountain 25 kmNE

25–60 km277 places

  • Lac d'Issarlès Lake 32 kmSE
  • Lac de Charpal Lake 44 kmS
  • Lac du barrage de Naussac Lake 29 kmS
  • Lac de Grandval Lake 54 kmW

60–100 km775 places

  • Alba-la-Romaine (Ardèche, France) -- Théâtre gallo-romain Historic site 83 kmSE
  • Puy Bien Mountain 83 kmN
  • Îles Margeries Island 98 kmSE
  • Lac Pavin Lake 87 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bains Village, Arrondissement du Puy-en-Velay
    2.2 km NE
  • Bains Village, Bains
    2.2 km NE
  • Fay Village, Bains
    1.1 km NW
  • La Bonnette Village, Bains
    1.2 km S
  • Vergezac Village, Arrondissement du Puy-en-Velay
    4.1 km NW
  • Pigeyres Village, Bains
    1.3 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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