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Lac de la Plagne

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°29′00″ N 6°51′00″ E

Map showing the location of Lac de la Plagne Lac de la Plagne
Location in France
Elevation
2,361 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tignes
5.1 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport70 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport77 km

About Lac de la Plagne

Lac de la Plagne is a lake. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 2,361 m. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Rochers Rouges and Tuf de la Grassa.

Climate of Lac de la Plagne

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -5° · Rain 153 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
November (153 mm)
Driest month
July (80 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 Lac de la Plagne
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°-3°-1°5°9°13°14°10°6°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-8°-6°-2°2°5°6°3°0°-5°-7°
Precipitation (mm)13812912712712599809397131153142

How to get to Lac de la Plagne

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 70 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 95 km to the west.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 70 kmsoutheast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 77 kmnorthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 78 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 95 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 116 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 157 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 159 kmwest

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

Day trips from Lac de la Plagne

Within 100 km: 120 historic and cultural sites, 2,598 natural sites, 350 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km188 places

  • Lac des Vaches Lake 11 kmSW
  • Lac Rond Lake 11 kmS
  • Lac Long Lake 11 kmSW
  • Lac de la Glière Lake 6 kmS

25–60 km746 places

  • Grand Lé Lake 52 kmNE
  • Petit Lé Lake 51 kmNE
  • Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 50 kmNE
  • Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 50 kmNE

60–100 km2,134 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 97 kmSW
  • Lac de Fully Lake 80 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 93 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 67 kmN

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