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Montagnes de la Madeleine

Located in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 46°00′21″ N 3°51′40″ E

Map showing the location of Montagnes de la Madeleine Montagnes de la Madeleine
Location in France
Elevation
940 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arcon
2.2 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport59 km
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport100 km

About Montagnes de la Madeleine

Montagnes de la Madeleine is a mountain. Location: Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 940 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Rocher de Rochefort and Bois de Golne.

Climate of Montagnes de la Madeleine

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (88 mm)
Driest month
February (44 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 Montagnes de la Madeleine
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°10°15°18°22°22°18°12°6°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°0°5°8°10°10°6°3°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)524446557988688579606052

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Montagnes de la Madeleine

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 59 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 65 km to the west.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 59 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 100 kmeast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 135 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 65 kmwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 76 kmsoutheast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 82 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 83 kmeast
  • Dijon Population: 159.9K 170 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Montagnes de la Madeleine

Within 100 km: 130 historic and cultural sites, 542 natural sites, 278 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km84 places

  • Étang de Corée Lake 20 kmN
  • Bois Vague Natural site 3 kmSW
  • Bois d'Urfé Natural site 16 kmS
  • Les Bois Noirs Natural site 14 kmSW

25–60 km268 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 32 kmSW
  • Bois Dieu Natural site 56 kmNE
  • Lac d'Allier Lake 37 kmW
  • Mont Tourvéon Mountain 53 kmE

60–100 km598 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 81 kmE
  • Étang des Vavres Lake 96 kmE
  • Étang de Torcy-Neuf Lake 96 kmNE
  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 67 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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