- Elevation
- 1,160 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport45 km
- AUR Aurillac airport71 km
About Lac Chauvet
Lac Chauvet is a lake. Location: Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 1,160 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Le Cocudoux and Puy de la Vaisse.
Photos of Lac Chauvet
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Puy de Sancy Marie-Lan Nguyen · CC BY 4.0 -
Puy Ferrand Tangopaso · Public domain -
Puy de la Vaisse Marie-Lan Nguyen · CC BY 4.0
Climate of Lac Chauvet
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 76 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 12° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -2° | 0° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 6° | 4° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 70 | 62 | 56 | 72 | 98 | 84 | 64 | 78 | 83 | 90 | 76 | 72 |
How to get to Lac Chauvet
The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 41 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 45 kmnortheast
- Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 71 kmsouthwest
- Brive Souillac airport (BVE) Brive 115 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 41 kmnortheast
- Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 122 kmeast
- Limoges Population: 141.2K 130 kmwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 161 kmeast
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 163 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lac Chauvet
Within 100 km: 162 historic and cultural sites, 505 natural sites, 232 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km106 places
- Lac de Servière Lake 21 kmN
- Lac Pavin Lake 6 kmNE
- Lac de Montcineyre Lake 5 kmE
- Lac de la Landie Lake 7 kmSW
25–60 km332 places
- Étang de Tix Lake 50 kmNW
- Lac de Tazenat Lake 59 kmN
- Étang de la Ramade Lake 48 kmNW
- Étang Neuf Lake 58 kmN
60–100 km461 places
- Puy Bien Mountain 74 kmNE
- Vassivière Island 84 kmNW
- Ancien îlot Gambetta Island 66 kmSW
- Étang de Taysse Lake 75 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Picherande Village, Arrondissement of Issoire5 km W
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Picherande Village, Picherande4.8 km W
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Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues Village, Arrondissement of Issoire5.8 km S
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Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues Village, Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues5.8 km S
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La Renonfeyre Village, Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues3.4 km SW
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Graffaudeix Village, Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues4 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Le Cocudoux Mountain, Compains3 km E
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Puy de la Vaisse Mountain, Compains5.4 km SE
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Lac de Chambedaze Lake, Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues4 km SE
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Puy Ferrand (II) Mountain, Compains4 km E
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Bois du Domais Natural site, Puy-de-Dôme4.8 km NW
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Montagne du Meyniau Mountain, Chastreix5 km N
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Lac de Montcineyre Lake, Puy-de-Dôme5.1 km E
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Puy de Sancy Mountain, Mont-Dore7.7 km N
Sources & licences
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