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Mountain

Oisans

Located in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°02′00″ N 6°02′00″ E

Map showing the location of Oisans Oisans
Location in France
Elevation
1,386 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Le Bourg-d'Oisans
2.5 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport66 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport68 km

About Oisans

Oisans is a mountain. Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 1,386 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Prégentil and Les Sures.

Climate of Oisans

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 147 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
November (147 mm)
Driest month
July (69 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 Oisans
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°6°8°14°18°21°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-3°0°4°7°10°10°7°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)1201081041011111006984101125147129

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Oisans

The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB), 66 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 30 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 66 kmnorthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 68 kmnorth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 100 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 30 kmnorthwest
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 122 kmnorthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 122 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 130 kmnorth
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 137 kmwest

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

Day trips from Oisans

Within 100 km: 111 historic and cultural sites, 1,505 natural sites, 345 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km177 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 19 kmW
  • Lac du Vallon Lake 6 kmS
  • Lake Pierre-Châtel Lake 21 kmW
  • Lac de Petichet Lake 20 kmW

25–60 km688 places

  • Grande Île Island 60 kmN
  • Lac du Saulet Lake 26 kmS
  • Lac Faravel Lake 47 kmSE
  • Lac Palluel Lake 45 kmSE

60–100 km1,096 places

  • Clapes River 78 kmS
  • St Alban Plage Beach 62 kmN
  • Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 93 kmN
  • Plage d'Albigny Beach 97 kmN

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