- Elevation
- 2,127 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport46 km
- GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport60 km
About Lac Cottepens
Lac Cottepens is a lake. Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 2,127 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Lac de la Motte and Montagne du Pleynet.
Photos of Lac Cottepens
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Pic de la Grand Valloire Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Grand Rocher Patrice78500 · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Rocher Blanc Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Le Rocher Blanc Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Lac Cottepens
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 1° · Night -5° · Rain 159 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -9°)
- Wettest month
- November (159 mm)
- Driest month
- July (80 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | -3° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 16° | 12° | 7° | 1° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -9° | -7° | -5° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -5° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 135 | 122 | 117 | 118 | 128 | 111 | 80 | 94 | 110 | 136 | 159 | 146 |
Other places to visit in this season: July
How to get to Lac Cottepens
The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 46 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 30 km to the west.
Airports
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 46 kmnorth
- Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 60 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 76 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 30 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 107 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 110 kmnorthwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 111 kmnorthwest
- Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 134 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lac Cottepens
Within 100 km: 117 historic and cultural sites, 1,528 natural sites, 331 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km179 places
- Lac de la Motte Lake 1 kmNE
- Le Grand Lac (Lac Bramant) Lake 9 kmSE
- Lac du Cos Lake 1 kmS
- Lac de la Corne Lake 2 kmS
25–60 km675 places
- Lac Mort Lake 33 kmSW
- St Alban Plage Beach 42 kmNW
- Grande Île Island 40 kmNW
- Petite Île Island 41 kmNW
60–100 km1,122 places
- Clapes River 100 kmS
- Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 69 kmN
- Plage d'Albigny Beach 74 kmN
- Plage St Jorioz Beach 67 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Les Sept Laux le Pleynet Village, Le Haut-Bréda3.7 km NW
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Fond de France Village, Le Haut-Bréda3.9 km N
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Le Haut-Bréda Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble8.4 km N
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Theys Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble9 km NW
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La Bourjat Village, Le Haut-Bréda5 km N
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Cugnet Village, Saint-Colomban-des-Villards5.1 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lac de la Motte Lake, Isère0.8 km NE
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Montagne du Pleynet Mountain, Le Haut-Bréda1.3 km NW
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Rocher Blanc Mountain, Vaujany2.1 km E
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Lac du Cos Lake, Isère1.3 km S
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Le Rocher Blanc Mountain, Le Haut-Bréda2.1 km E
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Lac de la Corne Lake, Isère2.3 km S
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Dent de la Prat Mountain, Allemond3.2 km W
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Montagne des Sept Laux Mountain, Vaujany3.1 km S
Sources & licences
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