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Lac de Tazenat

Located in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°58′49″ N 2°59′27″ E

Map showing the location of Lac de Tazenat Lac de Tazenat
Location in France
Elevation
633 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Charbonnières-les-Vieilles
1.7 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 airport26 km
AUR Aurillac airport129 km

About Lac de Tazenat

Lac de Tazenat is a lake. Location: Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 633 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Ruisseau Morgon and Roche de Sauterre.

Climate of Lac de Tazenat

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
May (91 mm)
Driest month
March (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 Lac de Tazenat
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°12°17°20°23°23°20°15°9°7°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)544845589183638277726158

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lac de Tazenat

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 26 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 24 km to the south.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 26 kmsoutheast
  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 129 kmsouth
  • Limoges Airport (LIG) Limoges/Bellegarde 141 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 24 kmsouth
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 125 kmsoutheast
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 136 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 146 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 149 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lac de Tazenat

Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 416 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km72 places

  • L'Étang Grand Lake 11 kmSW
  • Puy de Côme Mountain 21 kmS
  • Puy Pariou Mountain 21 kmS
  • Puy de la Nugère Nord Mountain 13 kmS

25–60 km266 places

  • Étang de Tix Lake 40 kmW
  • Lac de Servière Lake 39 kmS
  • Étang de la Ramade Lake 49 kmSW
  • Lac Pavin Lake 54 kmS

60–100 km431 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 60 kmSE
  • Vassivière Island 90 kmW
  • Étang de Saint-Bonnet Lake 78 kmN
  • Étang du Pondy Lake 94 kmN

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