Glacier des Fours, Savoy — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Glacier des Fours

Glacier des Fours is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Pointe de Méan-Martin and Pointe des Fours.

Photos of Glacier des Fours

Pelaou Blanc Nouill · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ouille Noire Nouill · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pointe des Fours Nouill · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pointe du Charbonnier Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Glacier des Fours

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 153 mm

Hottest month: August (day 11°)
Coldest month: January (night -12°)
Wettest month: November (153 mm)
Driest month: July (80 mm)

-7° -12°

-6° -11°

-4° -9°

1° -5°

6° -1°

10° 2°

11° 3°

7° 0°

2° -3°

-3° -8°

-5° -11°

Jan

138

Feb

129

Mar

127

Apr

127

May

125

Jun

99

Jul

80

Aug

93

Sep

97

Oct

131

Nov

153

Dec

142

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 des Fours
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-7°	-7°	-6°	-4°	1°	6°	10°	11°	7°	2°	-3°	-5°
Average low (°C)	-12°	-12°	-11°	-9°	-5°	-1°	2°	3°	0°	-3°	-8°	-11°
Precipitation (mm)	138	129	127	127	125	99	80	93	97	131	153	142

How to get to Glacier des Fours

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 55 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 102 km to the west.

Airports

Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 55 kmeast
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 92 kmwest
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 93 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Grenoble Population: 158.6K 102 kmwest
Geneva Population: 201.7K 113 kmnorthwest
Lausanne Population: 139.1K 130 kmnorth
Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 170 kmwest
Lyon Population: 520.8K 172 kmwest

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

Day trips from Glacier des Fours

Within 100 km: 84 historic and cultural sites, 2,432 natural sites, 304 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km158 places

Lac des Vaches Lake 17 kmW
Lac Rond Lake 15 kmW
Lac de la Plagne Lake 16 kmNW
Lac du Mont Cenis Lake 16 kmS

25–60 km480 places

Grand Lé Lake 59 kmN
Petit Lé Lake 59 kmN
Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 58 kmN
Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 58 kmN

60–100 km2,182 places

Lac de Fully Lake 90 kmN
Lac d'Émosson Lake 79 kmN
Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 90 kmN
Lac d'Orny Lake 70 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Bonneval-sur-Arc Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
4.5 km E
Bonneval-sur-Arc Village, Bonneval-sur-Arc
4.4 km E
Bessans Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
5.9 km S
Bessans Village, Bessans
5.8 km S
Val-d'Isère Village, Arrondissement of Albertville
8.5 km N
Le Clot Village, Bessans
4.5 km S

Glacier des Fours

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pointe de Méan-Martin Mountain, Val-d'Isère
0.7 km S
Pointe des Fours Mountain, Val-d'Isère
2.2 km NE
Pelaou Blanc Mountain, Val-d'Isère
3.1 km NE
Glacier de Méan-Martin Natural site, Savoy
2.6 km S
L'Ouillette Mountain, Val-d'Isère
4.4 km N
Pointe du Charbonnier Mountain, Val-Cenis
7 km W
Roc du Véfret Mountain, Val-Cenis
5.1 km SW
Torrent d'Avérole River, Savoy
4.5 km S