Monts Dore, Puy-de-Dôme — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Monts Dore

Monts Dore is a mountain. Location: Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 1,693 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Pic Intermédiaire and Puy de Sancy.

Photos of Monts Dore

Puy de la Tache Tangopaso · Public domain
Puy de Sancy Marie-Lan Nguyen · CC BY 4.0
Le Capucin Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0
Puy Ferrand Tangopaso · Public domain
Puy de la Croix Morand Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Monts Dore

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -4° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: January (night -7°)
Wettest month: May (105 mm)
Driest month: March (64 mm)

-1° -7°

0° -7°

3° -5°

6° -3°

10° 1°

14° 4°

17° 6°

13° 3°

8° 1°

3° -4°

0° -6°

Jan

79

Feb

69

Mar

64

Apr

78

May

105

Jun

92

Jul

70

Aug

84

Sep

89

Oct

98

Nov

85

Dec

81

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 Dore
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-1°	0°	3°	6°	10°	14°	17°	17°	13°	8°	3°	0°
Average low (°C)	-7°	-7°	-5°	-3°	1°	4°	6°	6°	3°	1°	-4°	-6°
Precipitation (mm)	79	69	64	78	105	92	70	84	89	98	85	81

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Monts Dore

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 39 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 34 km to the northeast.

Airports

Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 39 kmnortheast
Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 78 kmsouthwest
Brive Souillac airport (BVE) Brive 118 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 34 kmnortheast
Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 123 kmeast
Limoges Population: 141.2K 127 kmwest
Lyon Population: 520.8K 160 kmeast
Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 162 kmeast

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

Day trips from Monts Dore

Within 100 km: 160 historic and cultural sites, 490 natural sites, 228 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km126 places

Lac de Servière Lake 13 kmN
Lac Pavin Lake 6 kmSE
Lac de Montcineyre Lake 10 kmSE
Lac de la Landie Lake 13 kmS

25–60 km294 places

Étang de Tix Lake 43 kmNW
Lac de Tazenat Lake 51 kmN
Étang de la Ramade Lake 42 kmNW
Étang Neuf Lake 51 kmNW

60–100 km458 places

Puy Bien Mountain 71 kmE
Vassivière Island 81 kmW
Ancien îlot Gambetta Island 74 kmSW
Étang de Taysse Lake 77 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Mont-Dore Village, Arrondissement of Issoire
5.1 km N
Le Mont-Dore Village, Mont-Dore
5.1 km N
Chambon-sur-Lac Village, Arrondissement of Issoire
7.2 km NE
Super Besse Neighbourhood, Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
4 km SE
Chastreix Village, Arrondissement of Issoire
7.4 km W
Monneaux Village, Chambon-sur-Lac
4.1 km NE

Monts Dore

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pic Intermédiaire Mountain, Chambon-sur-Lac
0.2 km NE
Puy de Sancy Mountain, Mont-Dore
0.9 km SW
Puy Ferrand Mountain, Chambon-sur-Lac
0.8 km S
Puy de Cacadogne Mountain, Chambon-sur-Lac
0.6 km NE
Pan de la Grange Mountain, Mont-Dore
0.3 km SW
Puy Redon Mountain, Mont-Dore
1.5 km W
Puy des Crebasses Mountain, Chambon-sur-Lac
1.1 km NE
Puy de la Perdrix Mountain, Chambon-sur-Lac
1.1 km S