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Lac de la Girotte

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°45′36″ N 6°38′58″ E

Map showing the location of Lac de la Girotte Lac de la Girotte
Location in France
Elevation
1,700 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hauteluce
5 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport47 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport61 km

About Lac de la Girotte

Lac de la Girotte is a lake. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 1,700 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Forêt du Revers and Lac Noir.

Climate of Lac de la Girotte

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
December (150 mm)
Driest month
July (94 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
Climate of Lac de la Girotte
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°3°5°11°15°18°18°14°9°3°1°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-5°-2°2°5°8°8°5°1°-3°-6°
Precipitation (mm)1361361131101161139497102127148150

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lac de la Girotte

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 47 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (68 km). The nearest large city is Geneva, 63 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 47 kmnorthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 61 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 68 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 84 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 98 kmsouthwest
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 138 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 140 kmwest

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

Day trips from Lac de la Girotte

Within 100 km: 146 historic and cultural sites, 2,832 natural sites, 399 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km198 places

  • Lacs de la Tempête Lake 18 kmSW
  • Lacs de Forcle Lake 12 kmS
  • Lac Noir Lake 2 kmS
  • Lac d'Amour Lake 14 kmS

25–60 km1,202 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 58 kmNE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 41 kmNE
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 58 kmNE
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 42 kmNE

60–100 km1,977 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 78 kmN
  • Lake Leman Lake 77 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 73 kmNE
  • Arnensee Lake 83 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Hauteluce Village, Arrondissement of Albertville
    5 km W
  • Belleville Village, Hauteluce
    2.5 km NW
  • Hauteluce Village, Hauteluce
    5.4 km W
  • Les Prés Village, Hauteluce
    2.8 km W
  • Beaufort Village, Arrondissement of Albertville
    7.4 km SW
  • Annuit Village, Hauteluce
    3.7 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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