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Lac du Cos

Located in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°14′00″ N 6°04′46″ E

Map showing the location of Lac du Cos Lac du Cos
Location in France
Elevation
2,169 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Vaujany
8.4 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport48 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport61 km

About Lac du Cos

Lac du Cos is a lake. Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 2,169 m. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Lac de la Corne and Lac Cottepens.

Climate of Lac du Cos

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).

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Climate of Lac du Cos
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°0°2°8°12°15°16°12°7°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-7°-5°-1°2°5°6°3°0°-5°-8°
Precipitation (mm)1351221171181281118094110136159146

How to get to Lac du Cos

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 48 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 29 km to the west.

Airports

  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 48 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 61 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 77 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 29 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 108 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 112 kmnorthwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 134 kmwest

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

Day trips from Lac du Cos

Within 100 km: 119 historic and cultural sites, 1,527 natural sites, 331 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km177 places

  • Lac de la Motte Lake 2 kmN
  • Le Grand Lac (Lac Bramant) Lake 9 kmSE
  • Lac Cottepens Lake 1 kmN
  • Lac de la Corne Lake 1 kmS

25–60 km678 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 32 kmSW
  • St Alban Plage Beach 43 kmNW
  • Grande Île Island 41 kmNW
  • Petite Île Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km1,122 places

  • Clapes River 98 kmS
  • Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 71 kmN
  • Plage d'Albigny Beach 75 kmN
  • Plage St Jorioz Beach 68 kmN

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