Glaciers de la Vanoise
Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°20′30″ N 6°45′12″ E
- Elevation
- 3,311 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport72 km
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport76 km
About Glaciers de la Vanoise
Glaciers de la Vanoise is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Dôme de Chasseforêt and Glacier du Pelve.
Photos of Glaciers de la Vanoise
Climate of Glaciers de la Vanoise
This month · November
A wet month
Day -6° · Night -11° · Rain 156 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -16°)
- Wettest month
- November (156 mm)
- Driest month
- July (83 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) | -10° | -10° | -8° | -6° | -1° | 3° | 7° | 8° | 4° | -1° | -6° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -16° | -16° | -14° | -12° | -8° | -5° | -1° | -1° | -3° | -7° | -11° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 132 | 126 | 127 | 127 | 105 | 83 | 95 | 100 | 135 | 156 | 147 |
How to get to Glaciers de la Vanoise
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 72 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 84 km to the west.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 72 kmeast
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 76 kmnorthwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 83 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 84 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 107 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 131 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 154 kmwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 156 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glaciers de la Vanoise
Within 100 km: 105 historic and cultural sites, 2,186 natural sites, 316 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km204 places
- Lac des Vaches Lake 6 kmN
- Lac Rond Lake 6 kmNE
- Lac de la Plagne Lake 17 kmNE
- Lac du Mont Cenis Lake 18 kmSE
25–60 km593 places
- Lacs de la Tempête Lake 35 kmNW
- Lac de la Motte Lake 53 kmW
- Le Grand Lac (Lac Bramant) Lake 47 kmW
- Grand Lac du Laus Lake 59 kmS
60–100 km1,810 places
- Lac Mort Lake 83 kmSW
- Lac de Fully Lake 97 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 84 kmN
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 97 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Pralognan-la-Vanoise Village, Arrondissement of Albertville5.1 km NW
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Pralognan-la-Vanoise Village, Pralognan-la-Vanoise5.3 km NW
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Val-Cenis Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne8.8 km SE
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La Motte Village, Pralognan-la-Vanoise5.1 km W
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Termignon Village, Val-Cenis8.8 km SE
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Planay Village, Arrondissement of Albertville10 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dôme de Chasseforêt Mountain, Val-Cenis1.3 km SE -
Glacier du Pelve Natural site, Savoy1.1 km NE
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Dôme des Nants Mountain, Pralognan-la-Vanoise1.9 km SW
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Mont Pelve Mountain, Val-Cenis2.5 km NE
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Grand Marchet Mountain, Pralognan-la-Vanoise3.5 km N -
Dôme de l'Arpont Mountain, Val-Cenis2.7 km S
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Pointe du Dard Mountain, Pralognan-la-Vanoise2.8 km NE
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Glacier de l'Arpont Natural site, Savoy2.8 km S
Sources & licences
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