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Monts du Lyonnais

Located in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°39′06″ N 4°31′57″ E

Map showing the location of Monts du Lyonnais Monts du Lyonnais
Location in France
Elevation
668 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Saint-Martin-en-Haut
2.4 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport44 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport70 km

About Monts du Lyonnais

Monts du Lyonnais is a mountain. Location: Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 668 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Crêt des Courtines and Le Châtelard.

Climate of Monts du Lyonnais

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
September (94 mm)
Driest month
February (52 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 du Lyonnais
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°12°17°21°24°24°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°3°7°10°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)595259749186677694917661

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

How to get to Monts du Lyonnais

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 44 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saint-Etienne, 27 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 44 kmeast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 70 kmsoutheast
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 105 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 27 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 27 kmnortheast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 30 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 106 kmsoutheast
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 113 kmwest

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

Day trips from Monts du Lyonnais

Within 100 km: 154 historic and cultural sites, 604 natural sites, 258 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km122 places

  • Réservoir de Couzon Lake 18 kmS
  • le Martichon Mountain 20 kmNW
  • le Crêt Mountain 18 kmNW
  • Toranche River 15 kmW

25–60 km297 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 29 kmNE
  • Étang de Ry Lake 59 kmE
  • Étang de Moras Lake 57 kmE
  • Étang du Grand Glareins Lake 50 kmNE

60–100 km597 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 67 kmW
  • Bois Dieu Natural site 81 kmN
  • St Alban Plage Beach 99 kmE
  • Grande Île Island 99 kmE

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