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Mountain

Massif de Beaufort

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°40′00″ N 6°38′00″ E

Map showing the location of Massif de Beaufort Massif de Beaufort
Location in France
Elevation
1,896 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Treicol
0.7 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport51 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport59 km

About Massif de Beaufort

Massif de Beaufort is a mountain. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 1,896 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Pointe de Presset and Roche Parstire.

Climate of Massif de Beaufort

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -4° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
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).

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Climate of Massif de Beaufort
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°1°4°10°13°17°17°13°8°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°1°4°6°7°4°0°-4°-7°
Precipitation (mm)1361361131101161139497102127148150

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Massif de Beaufort

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 51 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (75 km). The nearest large city is Geneva, 71 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 51 kmnorthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 59 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 75 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 71 kmnorthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 90 kmsouthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 94 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 137 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 139 kmwest

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

Day trips from Massif de Beaufort

Within 100 km: 143 historic and cultural sites, 2,663 natural sites, 385 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km168 places

  • Lacs de la Tempête Lake 9 kmSW
  • Lac de la Girotte Lake 10 kmN
  • Lacs de Forcle Lake 5 kmE
  • Lac Noir Lake 8 kmN

25–60 km1,127 places

  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 51 kmNE
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 50 kmNE
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 52 kmNE
  • Lac du Dru Lake 51 kmNE

60–100 km1,896 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 88 kmN
  • Lac Mort Lake 97 kmSW
  • Lake Leman Lake 87 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 67 kmNE

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