- Elevation
- 2,169 m
- above sea level
- 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.
Photos of Lac du Cos
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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 135 | 122 | 117 | 118 | 128 | 111 | 80 | 94 | 110 | 136 | 159 | 146 |
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
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Vaujany Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble8.4 km S
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Les Sept Laux le Pleynet Village, Le Haut-Bréda4.8 km N
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Cugnet Village, Saint-Colomban-des-Villards5 km E
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Fond de France Village, Le Haut-Bréda5.2 km N
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Theys Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble9.9 km NW
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Vaujany Village, Vaujany8.4 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lac de la Corne Lake, Isère1 km S
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Lac Cottepens Lake, Isère1.3 km N
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Rocher Blanc Mountain, Vaujany2.3 km E -
Montagne du Pleynet Mountain, Le Haut-Bréda2.1 km NW
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Montagne des Sept Laux Mountain, Vaujany1.9 km S
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Le Rocher Blanc Mountain, Le Haut-Bréda2.3 km NE -
Lac de la Motte Lake, Isère2 km N
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Dent de la Prat Mountain, Allemond3 km W
Sources & licences
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