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Lac du Mont Cenis

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°14′11″ N 6°55′55″ E

Map showing the location of Lac du Mont Cenis Lac du Mont Cenis
Location in France
Elevation
1,929 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rivers-Derrière
1.5 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
TRN Turin Airport57 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport94 km

About Lac du Mont Cenis

Lac du Mont Cenis is a lake. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 1,929 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Pointe Droset and Pointe du Chapeau.

Climate of Lac du Mont Cenis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
Wettest month
November (142 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 Lac du Mont Cenis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°1°3°9°13°17°17°13°9°3°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°1°5°8°9°6°2°-2°-5°
Precipitation (mm)12711911912211993728693127142131

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lac du Mont Cenis

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 57 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 96 km to the west.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 57 kmeast
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 94 kmnorthwest
  • Cuneo International Airport (CUF) Levaldigi (CN) 94 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 96 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 124 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 144 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 171 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 173 kmwest

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

Day trips from Lac du Mont Cenis

Within 100 km: 90 historic and cultural sites, 1,978 natural sites, 278 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km140 places

  • Lac des Vaches Lake 21 kmNW
  • Lac Rond Lake 20 kmNW
  • Lac Long Lake 21 kmNW
  • Lac de la Glière Lake 23 kmN

25–60 km534 places

  • Lacs de la Tempête Lake 53 kmNW
  • Lac de la Plagne Lake 28 kmN
  • Lac de Néal Lake 55 kmSW
  • Le Grand Lac (Lac Bramant) Lake 59 kmW

60–100 km1,672 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 93 kmW
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 94 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 86 kmN
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 89 kmN

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