Glacier de Polset, Savoy — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Glacier de Polset

Glacier de Polset is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille de Polset and Aiguille de Péclet.

Photos of Glacier de Polset

Mont de Péclet Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Aiguille Doran Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mont de la Chambre Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mont du Borgne Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Aiguille du Borgne Simon Strueux · CC0

Climate of Glacier de Polset

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month: August (day 9°)
Coldest month: January (night -15°)
Wettest month: November (152 mm)
Driest month: July (77 mm)

-10° -15°

-9° -15°

-8° -14°

-5° -12°

0° -7°

5° -4°

8° -1°

9° 0°

5° -3°

0° -6°

-5° -11°

-8° -14°

Jan

136

Feb

124

Mar

118

Apr

117

May

121

Jun

100

Jul

77

Aug

89

Sep

99

Oct

131

Nov

152

Dec

141

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

Climate of Glacier de Polset
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-10°	-9°	-8°	-5°	0°	5°	8°	9°	5°	0°	-5°	-8°
Average low (°C)	-15°	-15°	-14°	-12°	-7°	-4°	-1°	0°	-3°	-6°	-11°	-14°
Precipitation (mm)	136	124	118	117	121	100	77	89	99	131	152	141

How to get to Glacier de Polset

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 72 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (80 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 73 km to the west.

Airports

Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 72 kmnorthwest
Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 80 kmeast
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 84 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Grenoble Population: 158.6K 73 kmwest
Geneva Population: 201.7K 110 kmnorth
Lausanne Population: 139.1K 138 kmnorth
Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 148 kmnorthwest
Lyon Population: 520.8K 149 kmwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de Polset

Within 100 km: 109 historic and cultural sites, 1,900 natural sites, 304 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km219 places

Lac des Vaches Lake 18 kmNE
Lac Rond Lake 19 kmNE
Lac du Mont Cenis Lake 24 kmE
Lac Long Lake 19 kmNE

25–60 km647 places

Lac du Vallon Lake 58 kmSW
Lacs de la Tempête Lake 40 kmN
Lac de la Plagne Lake 29 kmNE
Lac de Néal Lake 54 kmS

60–100 km1,447 places

Lac Mort Lake 71 kmW
Lac d'Émosson Lake 93 kmN
Lac d'Orny Lake 88 kmN
Lac de la Breye Lake 91 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Val Thorens Village, Les Belleville
4.9 km NW
Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Municipality, Savoy
10 km SW
Modane Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
8.3 km SE
Saint-André Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
7.8 km S
Villarodin-Bourget Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
8 km SE
Modane Village, Modane
8.3 km S

Glacier de Polset

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Aiguille de Polset Mountain, Modane
0.8 km NE
Aiguille de Péclet Mountain, Les Allues
1.4 km NW
Glacier de Chavière Natural site, Savoy
1.6 km SW
Pointe de Thorens Mountain, Les Belleville
1.9 km W
Glacier de Péclet Natural site, Savoy
1.8 km NW
Glacier de Gébroula Natural site, Savoy
2.1 km N
Glacier du Bouchet Natural site, Savoy
2.4 km SW
Mont du Borgne Mountain, Les Belleville
4 km N