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Natural site

Glacier du Thabor

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°07′00″ N 6°34′00″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Thabor Glacier du Thabor
Location in France
Elevation
2,965 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
7.9 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport79 km
TRN Turin Airport86 km

About Glacier du Thabor

Glacier du Thabor is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Mont Thabor and Roc de Valmeinier.

Climate of Glacier du Thabor

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 153 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
November (153 mm)
Driest month
July (72 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 du Thabor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-6°-4°2°6°11°11°7°2°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-10°-5°-2°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)13612111712012196728798135153141

How to get to Glacier du Thabor

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 79 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (86 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 67 km to the west.

Airports

  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 79 kmnorthwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 86 kmeast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 97 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 67 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 125 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 150 kmnorthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 152 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 156 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier du Thabor

Within 100 km: 98 historic and cultural sites, 1,588 natural sites, 284 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km204 places

  • Lac des Cerces Lake 10 kmSW
  • Lac de l'Eychauda Lake 22 kmS
  • Grand Lac Lake 11 kmSW
  • Lac de Combeynot Lake 16 kmSW

25–60 km707 places

  • Lac du Vallon Lake 46 kmW
  • Lac des Vaches Lake 35 kmNE
  • Lacs de la Tempête Lake 56 kmN
  • Lac Sainte-Anne Lake 59 kmS

60–100 km1,059 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 62 kmW
  • Grand Lé Lake 98 kmNE
  • Petit Lé Lake 97 kmNE
  • Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 96 kmNE

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