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

About Glacier de Thorens

Glacier de Thorens is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Cime de Caron and Mont Brequin.

Photos of Glacier de Thorens

Roc des Trois Marches DimiTalen · CC0
Mont de Péclet Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Roche Jaille Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mont de la Chambre Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mont Brequin Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Glacier de Thorens

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 152 mm

Hottest month: August (day 11°)
Coldest month: January (night -13°)
Wettest month: November (152 mm)
Driest month: July (77 mm)

-7° -13°

-5° -11°

-3° -9°

3° -5°

7° -2°

11° 2°

11° 3°

7° 0°

3° -4°

-3° -8°

-6° -11°

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 Thorens
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-7°	-7°	-5°	-3°	3°	7°	11°	11°	7°	3°	-3°	-6°
Average low (°C)	-13°	-13°	-11°	-9°	-5°	-2°	2°	3°	0°	-4°	-8°	-11°
Precipitation (mm)	136	124	118	117	121	100	77	89	99	131	152	141

How to get to Glacier de Thorens

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 68 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (85 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 68 km to the west.

Airports

Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 68 kmnorthwest
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 82 kmnorthwest
Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 85 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Grenoble Population: 158.6K 68 kmwest
Geneva Population: 201.7K 109 kmnorth
Lausanne Population: 139.1K 139 kmnorth
Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 143 kmnorthwest
Lyon Population: 520.8K 145 kmwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de Thorens

Within 100 km: 109 historic and cultural sites, 1,890 natural sites, 309 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km221 places

Lac des Vaches Lake 22 kmNE
Lac Rond Lake 22 kmNE
Lac Long Lake 22 kmNE
Lac des Cerces Lake 24 kmS

25–60 km676 places

Lac du Vallon Lake 54 kmSW
Lacs de la Tempête Lake 39 kmN
Lac de la Plagne Lake 32 kmNE
Lac de Néal Lake 54 kmS

60–100 km1,411 places

Lac Mort Lake 67 kmSW
Lac d'Émosson Lake 95 kmN
Lac d'Orny Lake 90 kmNE
Lac de la Breye Lake 93 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Val Thorens Village, Les Belleville
3.4 km N
Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Municipality, Savoy
9 km S
Orelle Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
7.2 km SW
Orelle Village, Orelle
7.2 km SW
Saint-André Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
8.4 km SE
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
9.5 km SW

Glacier de Thorens

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cime de Caron Mountain, Les Belleville
1 km SW
Mont Brequin Mountain, Orelle
3.6 km SW
Aiguille de Bertin Mountain, Orelle
3.5 km SW
Glacier du Bouchet Natural site, Savoy
2.8 km E
Pointe de Thorens Mountain, Les Belleville
3 km E
Pointe du Bouchet Mountain, Saint-André
3.1 km SE
Mont du Borgne Mountain, Les Belleville
5.1 km NE
Pointe Rénod Mountain, Saint-André
3.6 km SE