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Natural site

Bois de Mauchet

Located in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°34′13″ N 3°32′55″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Mauchet Bois de Mauchet
Location in France
Elevation
1,043 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Saint-Éloy-la-Glacière
2.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport38 km
AUR Aurillac airport116 km

About Bois de Mauchet

Bois de Mauchet is a natural site. Location: Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Le Mouchet and Monts du Livradois.

Climate of Bois de Mauchet

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
May (93 mm)
Driest month
February (45 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 Bois de Mauchet
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°9°14°17°21°21°17°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°1°5°8°10°10°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)524547639381658180746155

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Bois de Mauchet

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 38 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 43 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 38 kmnorthwest
  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 116 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 121 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 43 kmnorthwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 67 kmeast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 103 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 106 kmeast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 175 kmeast

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

Day trips from Bois de Mauchet

Within 100 km: 141 historic and cultural sites, 716 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km49 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Puy Gros Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Montagne de Monthiallier Mountain 21 kmE
  • le Grand Raymond Mountain 19 kmW

25–60 km378 places

  • Lac de Servière Lake 54 kmW
  • Lac Pavin Lake 52 kmW
  • Lac de Montcineyre Lake 52 kmW
  • Lac de Guéry Lake 57 kmW

60–100 km689 places

  • Étang de Tix Lake 86 kmW
  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 63 kmNW
  • Étang de la Ramade Lake 91 kmW
  • Étang Neuf Lake 88 kmNW

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