- Elevation
- 2,085 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport65 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport81 km
About Lac de Tignes
Lac de Tignes is a lake. Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Elevation: 2,085 m. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Rochers Rouges and Lac du Chevril.
Climate of Lac de Tignes
This month · November
A wet month
Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 153 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 16°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- November (153 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) | -2° | -2° | -1° | 1° | 6° | 11° | 15° | 16° | 12° | 7° | 2° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -7° | -6° | -4° | 0° | 4° | 7° | 8° | 5° | 2° | -3° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 99 | 80 | 93 | 97 | 131 | 153 | 142 |
How to get to Lac de Tignes
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 65 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 99 km to the west.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 65 kmsoutheast
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 81 kmnorthwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 82 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 99 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 101 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 119 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 161 kmwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 163 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lac de Tignes
Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 2,615 natural sites, 340 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km183 places
- Lac des Vaches Lake 12 kmSW
- Lac Rond Lake 12 kmSW
- Lac de la Plagne Lake 5 kmNW
- Lac Long Lake 12 kmSW
25–60 km686 places
- Grand Lé Lake 52 kmNE
- Petit Lé Lake 51 kmN
- Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 50 kmN
- Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 50 kmN
60–100 km2,190 places
- Lac Mort Lake 100 kmSW
- Lac de Fully Lake 81 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 94 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 69 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tignes Village, Arrondissement of Albertville1.1 km NE
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Tignes le Lac Village, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes0.4 km NE
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Tignes Village, Tignes3.8 km NE
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Le Lavachet Village, Tignes1.1 km NE
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Val Claret Village, Tignes1.1 km S
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Val-d'Isère Village, Arrondissement of Albertville6 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rochers Rouges Mountain, Peisey-Nancroix3.6 km NW -
Lac du Chevril Lake, Savoy3.4 km NE
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Dôme de Pramecou Mountain, Tignes4 km SW
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Pointe de Pramecou Mountain, Champagny-en-Vanoise4.2 km SW
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Lac de la Plagne Lake, Savoy4.7 km NW
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Tuf de la Grassa Mountain, Peisey-Nancroix5.5 km W
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Grande Motte Mountain, Champagny-en-Vanoise6.6 km SW -
Pointe du Grand Pré Mountain, Tignes5.1 km S
Sources & licences
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