Lac de Chambon, Puy-de-Dôme — Map and nearby sights

About Lac de Chambon

Lac de Chambon is a lake. Location: Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 873 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Couze de Chaudefour and Puy Pouge.

Photos of Lac de Chambon

Puy de la Tache Tangopaso · Public domain
Puy de la Croix Morand Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
Puy de Barbier Torsade de Pointes · CC0
Puy de l'Angle Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
Puy de Monne Marie-Lan Taÿ Pamart · CC BY 4.0

Climate of Lac de Chambon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: May (103 mm)
Driest month: March (58 mm)

5° -2°

8° 0°

11° 2°

16° 6°

19° 9°

22° 11°

18° 8°

14° 6°

8° 1°

5° -1°

Jan

72

Feb

63

Mar

58

Apr

73

May

103

Jun

90

Jul

67

Aug

83

Sep

86

Oct

92

Nov

78

Dec

75

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 Lac de Chambon
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	8°	11°	16°	19°	22°	22°	18°	14°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	0°	2°	6°	9°	11°	11°	8°	6°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	72	63	58	73	103	90	67	83	86	92	78	75

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lac de Chambon

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 31 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 27 km to the northeast.

Airports

Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 31 kmnortheast
Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 85 kmsouthwest
Brive Souillac airport (BVE) Brive 127 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 27 kmnortheast
Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 116 kmeast
Limoges Population: 141.2K 134 kmwest
Lyon Population: 520.8K 151 kmeast
Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 154 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lac de Chambon

Within 100 km: 153 historic and cultural sites, 504 natural sites, 239 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km149 places

Lac de Servière Lake 10 kmNW
Lac Pavin Lake 9 kmS
Lac de Montcineyre Lake 13 kmS
Lac de la Landie Lake 20 kmSW

25–60 km242 places

Étang de Tix Lake 44 kmNW
Lac de Tazenat Lake 46 kmN
Étang de la Ramade Lake 45 kmNW
Étang Neuf Lake 50 kmNW

60–100 km505 places

Puy Bien Mountain 63 kmE
Vassivière Island 86 kmW
Ancien îlot Gambetta Island 81 kmSW
Étang de Taysse Lake 86 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Murol Village, Arrondissement of Issoire
1.8 km E
Chambon-sur-Lac Village, Arrondissement of Issoire
1.9 km W
Murol Village, Murol
1.7 km E
Chambon-sur-Lac Village, Chambon-sur-Lac
1.9 km W
Saint-Victor-la-Rivière Village, Arrondissement of Issoire
2.6 km SE
Varennes Village, Chambon-sur-Lac
0.9 km NW

Lac de Chambon

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Couze de Chaudefour River, Puy-de-Dôme
0.4 km W
Puy Pouge Mountain, Chambon-sur-Lac
4.8 km NW
Puy de Surains Mountain, Chambon-sur-Lac
5.3 km W
Puy de l'Angle Mountain, Mont-Dore
6.4 km W
Puy de la Croix Morand Mountain, Chambon-sur-Lac
5.9 km NW
Puy de Monne Mountain, Mont-Dore
6.1 km W
Puy de la Tache Mountain, Chambon-sur-Lac
6.4 km W
Puy de Barbier Mountain, Chambon-sur-Lac
6.4 km W