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Natural site

Bois du Domais

Located in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°29′32″ N 2°47′26″ E

Map showing the location of Bois du Domais Bois du Domais
Location in France
Elevation
1,269 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Picherande
3.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport44 km
AUR Aurillac airport73 km

About Bois du Domais

Bois du Domais 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 (44 km). Nearby sights include Montagne du Meyniau and Montagne de Bladanet.

Climate of Bois du Domais

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
May (98 mm)
Driest month
March (56 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
Climate of Bois du Domais
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°6°9°13°17°20°20°16°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-3°-1°3°6°8°8°5°3°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)706256729884647883907672

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Bois du Domais

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 44 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 39 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 44 kmnortheast
  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 73 kmsouthwest
  • Brive Souillac airport (BVE) Brive 114 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 39 kmnortheast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 125 kmeast
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 126 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 163 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 166 kmeast

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

Day trips from Bois du Domais

Within 100 km: 155 historic and cultural sites, 476 natural sites, 229 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km113 places

  • Lac de Servière Lake 18 kmN
  • Lac Pavin Lake 8 kmE
  • Lac de Montcineyre Lake 9 kmSE
  • Lac de la Landie Lake 8 kmS

25–60 km316 places

  • Étang de Tix Lake 45 kmNW
  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 56 kmN
  • Étang de la Ramade Lake 43 kmNW
  • Étang Neuf Lake 54 kmN

60–100 km431 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 75 kmE
  • Vassivière Island 80 kmNW
  • Ancien îlot Gambetta Island 68 kmSW
  • Étang de Taysse Lake 73 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Picherande Village, Arrondissement of Issoire
    3.6 km SW
  • Picherande Village, Picherande
    3.5 km SW
  • Chareire Village, Picherande
    1.4 km SW
  • Chastreix Village, Arrondissement of Issoire
    4.9 km NW
  • Saint-Donat Village, Arrondissement of Issoire
    6.2 km SW
  • Beaubie Village, Picherande
    3.6 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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