Glacier de la Grande Motte
Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°25′20″ N 6°52′56″ E
- Elevation
- 2,951 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport65 km
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport82 km
About Glacier de la Grande Motte
Glacier de la Grande Motte is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Grande Motte and Dôme de Pramecou.
Photos of Glacier de la Grande Motte
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Rochers Rouges Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Grande Motte Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Pointe du Charbonnier Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Glacier de la Grande Motte
This month · November
A wet month
Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 153 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 10°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- November (153 mm)
- Driest month
- July (80 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) | -8° | -8° | -6° | -5° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -12° | -10° | -6° | -2° | 1° | 2° | -1° | -4° | -8° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 138 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 99 | 80 | 93 | 97 | 131 | 153 | 142 |
How to get to Glacier de la Grande Motte
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 65 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 95 km to the west.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 65 kmeast
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 82 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 83 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 95 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 104 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 123 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 161 kmwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 163 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier de la Grande Motte
Within 100 km: 101 historic and cultural sites, 2,484 natural sites, 329 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km191 places
- Lac des Vaches Lake 9 kmW
- Lac Rond Lake 8 kmSW
- Lac de la Plagne Lake 7 kmN
- Lac du Mont Cenis Lake 21 kmS
25–60 km568 places
- Grand Lé Lake 57 kmN
- Petit Lé Lake 56 kmN
- Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 55 kmN
- Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 55 kmN
60–100 km2,155 places
- Lac Mort Lake 96 kmSW
- Lac de Fully Lake 86 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 99 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 74 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Tignes Village, Arrondissement of Albertville6.1 km NE
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Val-d'Isère Village, Arrondissement of Albertville8 km E
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Val Claret Village, Tignes3.9 km N
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Val d'Isère Village, Val-d'Isère7.9 km NE
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Tignes Village, Tignes8.8 km N
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Tignes le Lac Village, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes5.5 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Grande Motte Mountain, Champagny-en-Vanoise1.6 km SW
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Dôme de Pramecou Mountain, Tignes1.3 km N
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Pointe de Pramecou Mountain, Champagny-en-Vanoise2.1 km NW
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Pointe du Grand Pré Mountain, Tignes3 km E
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Pointe du Charbonnier Mountain, Val-Cenis4.9 km S
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Glacier de Rosolin Natural site, Savoy3.4 km W
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Pointe de la Grande Casse Mountain, Champagny-en-Vanoise4.8 km SW
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Vanoise National Park Natural site, Val-Cenis4.4 km SW
More nature in France
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Rochers Rouges Mountain, Peisey-Nancroix6.8 km N
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Tuf de la Grassa Mountain, Peisey-Nancroix5.6 km NW
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Becca Motta Mountain, Champagny-en-Vanoise11 km W -
Pointe de la Sana Mountain, Val-d'Isère4.9 km SE
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Rocher du Col Mountain, Val-Cenis5 km SW
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Pointe des Chardes Mountain, Champagny-en-Vanoise9.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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