- Elevation
- 347 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport49 km
- GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport86 km
About Torrenchain
Torrenchain is a river. Location: Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Montagne du Vavre and Mont Four.
Climate of Torrenchain
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 75 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 26°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- June (91 mm)
- Driest month
- February (53 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 26° | 25° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 53 | 55 | 67 | 86 | 91 | 71 | 81 | 91 | 79 | 75 | 62 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Torrenchain
The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lyon, 31 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 49 kmeast
- Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 86 kmsoutheast
- Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 103 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 31 kmsoutheast
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 32 kmeast
- Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 49 kmsouth
- Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 110 kmwest
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 123 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Torrenchain
Within 100 km: 139 historic and cultural sites, 500 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km109 places
- Mont d'Or Mountain 25 kmE
- Monts du Lyonnais Mountain 25 kmS
- le Martichon Mountain 12 kmSW
- le Crêt Mountain 9 kmSW
25–60 km337 places
- Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 30 kmE
- Bois Dieu Natural site 56 kmN
- Étang des Vavres Lake 52 kmNE
- Étang Moulin Lake 54 kmNE
60–100 km462 places
- Puy Bien Mountain 64 kmW
- Étang de Tabouret Lake 70 kmE
- Lake Sylans Lake 96 kmE
- Lac de Save Lake 77 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Vindry-sur-Turdine Village, Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône0.3 km N
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Pontcharra-sur-Turdine Village, Vindry-sur-Turdine0.3 km N
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Saint-Forgeux Village, Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône1.9 km SW
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Saint-Forgeux Village, Saint-Forgeux1.9 km SW
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Les Olmes Village, Vindry-sur-Turdine2.4 km NE
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Saint-Loup Village, Vindry-sur-Turdine2.6 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Montagne du Vavre Mountain, Vindry-sur-Turdine1 km SE
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Mont Four Mountain, Ancy2 km S
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Drillon Mountain, Saint-Forgeux3.2 km SW
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Crêt de Varenne Mountain, Saint-Romain-de-Popey3.4 km SE
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Fourches Voirines Mountain, Ancy3.5 km S
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La Liouffe Mountain, Ancy3.8 km S
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Crêt du Bancillon Mountain, Saint-Romain-de-Popey4 km SE
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Crêt des Humberts Mountain, Saint-Forgeux4.1 km S
Sources & licences
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