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River

Gier

Located in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°35′12″ N 4°46′29″ E

Map showing the location of Gier Gier
Location in France
Elevation
155 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Givors
0.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport29 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport50 km

About Gier

Gier is a river. Location: Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Garon and Mornantay.

Climate of Gier

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (92 mm)
Driest month
February (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 Gier
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°13°16°20°24°27°27°23°17°11°8°
Average low (°C)1°2°4°6°10°14°16°16°12°9°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)545056728680616990927355

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Gier

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 29 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lyon, 19 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 29 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 50 kmsoutheast
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 86 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 19 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 22 kmnorth
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 35 kmsouthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 86 kmsoutheast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 127 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Gier

Within 100 km: 182 historic and cultural sites, 730 natural sites, 255 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km87 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 22 kmN
  • Réservoir de Couzon Lake 16 kmSW
  • Monts du Lyonnais Mountain 20 kmW
  • La Chaux de l'Égalet Mountain 24 kmSW

25–60 km314 places

  • Étang des Vavres Lake 59 kmNE
  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 54 kmNE
  • Lac de Save Lake 54 kmE
  • Étang de Ry Lake 42 kmNE

60–100 km766 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 86 kmW
  • Bois Dieu Natural site 92 kmN
  • St Alban Plage Beach 80 kmE
  • Grande Île Island 79 kmE

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