- Elevation
- 910 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport53 km
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport70 km
About Great Laffrey lake
Great Laffrey lake is a lake. Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 910 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Lac Mort and Lac de Petichet.
Photos of Great Laffrey lake
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Château de Vizille Bogdanmoisuc · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Great Laffrey lake
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night -1° · Rain 106 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- November (106 mm)
- Driest month
- July (60 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -3° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 4° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 94 | 90 | 60 | 71 | 100 | 105 | 106 | 82 |
How to get to Great Laffrey lake
The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB), 53 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) (96 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 19 km to the north.
Airports
- Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 53 kmnorthwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 70 kmnorth
- Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 96 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 19 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 109 kmnorthwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 110 kmnorthwest
- Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 119 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 135 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Great Laffrey lake
Within 100 km: 123 historic and cultural sites, 1,375 natural sites, 344 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km134 places
- Lac Mort Lake 2 kmNE
- Lac du Vallon Lake 19 kmE
- Lake Pierre-Châtel Lake 4 kmS
- Lac de Petichet Lake 3 kmS
25–60 km630 places
- Grande Île Island 59 kmN
- Petite Île Island 60 kmN
- Lac du Saulet Lake 25 kmSE
- Lac Palluel Lake 60 kmSE
60–100 km1,078 places
- Clapes River 84 kmSE
- St Alban Plage Beach 61 kmN
- Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 100 kmN
- Plage St Jorioz Beach 98 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Saint-Théoffrey Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble1.4 km S
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Saint-Jean-de-Vaulx Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble1.5 km W
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Laffrey Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble1.5 km N
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Cholonge Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble1.7 km SE
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Saint-Jean-de-Vaulx Village, Saint-Jean-de-Vaulx1.5 km W
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Laffrey Village, Laffrey1.5 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lac Mort Lake, Isère2.3 km NE
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Lac de Petichet Lake, Isère3.2 km S
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La Peyrouse Mountain, Monteynard4.7 km SW
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Montagne de Conest Mountain, Notre-Dame-de-Vaulx4.6 km SW
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Fau Cuchet Mountain, Saint-Jean-de-Vaulx4.8 km NW
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Lake Pierre-Châtel Lake, Isère4.3 km S
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Les Grandes Côtes Mountain, Pierre-Châtel4.8 km S
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Sommet de la Chinarde Mountain, Villard-Saint-Christophe6.3 km E
Sources & licences
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