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Natural site

Bois de Pionsat

Located in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 46°04′32″ N 2°43′28″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Pionsat Bois de Pionsat
Location in France
Elevation
713 m
above sea level
Nearest town
La Cellette
3.1 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport47 km
LIG Limoges Airport122 km

About Bois de Pionsat

Bois de Pionsat 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 (47 km). Nearby sights include Bois du Quartier and Roche de Sauterre.

Climate of Bois de Pionsat

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
May (85 mm)
Driest month
March (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 Bois de Pionsat
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°12°16°19°22°23°19°14°8°6°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°2°6°9°11°11°8°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)524744548582628276705956

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Bois de Pionsat

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 47 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 43 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 47 kmsoutheast
  • Limoges Airport (LIG) Limoges/Bellegarde 122 kmwest
  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 134 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 43 kmsoutheast
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 118 kmwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 148 kmsoutheast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 169 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 171 kmeast

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

Day trips from Bois de Pionsat

Within 100 km: 71 historic and cultural sites, 422 natural sites, 241 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km23 places

  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 23 kmSE
  • Étang Neuf Lake 19 kmSW
  • Étang de Chancelade Lake 15 kmSW
  • Bois de Tigoulet Natural site 19 kmN

25–60 km253 places

  • Étang de Tix Lake 30 kmSW
  • Lac de Servière Lake 49 kmS
  • Étang de la Ramade Lake 40 kmSW
  • Étang de Pinaud Lake 38 kmW

60–100 km458 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 83 kmSE
  • Vassivière Island 73 kmSW
  • Étang de Saint-Bonnet Lake 64 kmN
  • Étang du Pondy Lake 80 kmN

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