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Natural site

Glacier de Chavière

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°15′44″ N 6°36′55″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de Chavière Glacier de Chavière
Location in France
Elevation
3,001 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Val Thorens
4.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport71 km
TRN Turin Airport82 km

About Glacier de Chavière

Glacier de Chavière is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Pointe de Thorens and Glacier du Bouchet.

Climate of Glacier de Chavière

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
November (152 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 Glacier de Chavière
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°2°6°10°10°6°1°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-12°-10°-6°-3°1°1°-2°-5°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)136124118117121100778999131152141

How to get to Glacier de Chavière

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 71 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (82 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 71 km to the west.

Airports

  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 71 kmnorthwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 82 kmeast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 84 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 71 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 111 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 139 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 147 kmnorthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 148 kmwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de Chavière

Within 100 km: 110 historic and cultural sites, 1,875 natural sites, 304 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km222 places

  • Lac des Vaches Lake 20 kmNE
  • Lac Rond Lake 20 kmNE
  • Lac Long Lake 20 kmNE
  • Lac des Cerces Lake 25 kmSW

25–60 km653 places

  • Lac du Vallon Lake 57 kmSW
  • Lacs de la Tempête Lake 40 kmN
  • Lac de la Plagne Lake 31 kmNE
  • Lac de Néal Lake 53 kmS

60–100 km1,414 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 70 kmW
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 94 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 90 kmNE
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 92 kmN

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