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Monts Dômes

Located in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°46′22″ N 2°57′40″ E

Map showing the location of Monts Dômes Monts Dômes
Location in France
Elevation
1,411 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Orcines
4.1 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport16 km
AUR Aurillac airport107 km

About Monts Dômes

Monts Dômes is a mountain. Location: Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 1,411 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Puy-de-Dôme and Petit Puy de Dôme.

Climate of Monts Dômes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -3° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
May (96 mm)
Driest month
March (50 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 Monts Dômes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°7°12°15°18°18°15°10°4°2°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-4°-2°2°5°7°7°4°2°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)605350649686658280806763

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Monts Dômes

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 16 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 10 km to the east.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 16 kmeast
  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 107 kmsouthwest
  • Limoges Airport (LIG) Limoges/Bellegarde 139 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 10 kmeast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 118 kmeast
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 133 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 147 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 149 kmeast

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

Day trips from Monts Dômes

Within 100 km: 122 historic and cultural sites, 459 natural sites, 248 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km145 places

  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 23 kmN
  • Lac de Servière Lake 16 kmSW
  • Lac de Guéry Lake 21 kmSW
  • L'Étang Grand Lake 14 kmN

25–60 km220 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 57 kmE
  • Étang de Tix Lake 36 kmW
  • Étang de la Ramade Lake 42 kmW
  • Lac Pavin Lake 31 kmS

60–100 km464 places

  • Vassivière Island 85 kmW
  • Étang de Taysse Lake 100 kmSW
  • Étang de Ruffaud Lake 100 kmSW
  • Étang du Prévôt Lake 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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