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River

Gelon

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°28′00″ N 6°13′00″ E

Map showing the location of Gelon Gelon
Location in France
Elevation
1,536 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bourget-en-Huile
2.1 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport32 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport52 km

About Gelon

Gelon is a river. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Le Champet and Le Grand Chat.

Climate of Gelon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -3° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
November (132 mm)
Driest month
July (77 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 Gelon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°2°5°7°12°16°19°19°15°10°4°1°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-4°-1°3°6°8°9°6°2°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)11110896931061027784100117132123

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Gelon

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 32 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 51 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 32 kmnorthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 52 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 70 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 51 kmsouthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 82 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 109 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 111 kmwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 121 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Gelon

Within 100 km: 123 historic and cultural sites, 1,905 natural sites, 327 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km146 places

  • Mont d'Orchair Mountain 23 kmN
  • la Roche Noire Mountain 16 kmSE
  • Pointe du Mont du Fût Mountain 17 kmSE
  • Mont Mayen Mountain 13 kmSW

25–60 km785 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 59 kmSW
  • St Alban Plage Beach 34 kmW
  • Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 44 kmN
  • Plage d'Albigny Beach 49 kmN

60–100 km1,424 places

  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 87 kmNE
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 89 kmNE
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 90 kmNE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 81 kmN

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