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Natural site

Tarentaise

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°30′00″ N 6°30′00″ E

Tarentaise
Photography by Semnoz in October 2005 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
522 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Grand-Aigueblanche
0.8 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport51 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport57 km

About Tarentaise

Tarentaise is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

From Wikipedia

The Tarentaise Valley (French: Vallée de la Tarentaise, pronounced [vale də la taʁɑ̃tɛz]; Arpitan: Tarentèsa; Italian: Tarantasia) is a valley of the Isère River in the heart of the French Alps, located in the Savoy region of France. The valley is named for the ancient town of Darantasia, the capital of the pre-Roman Centrones tribe.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Tarentaise

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 12° · Night 5° · Rain 144 mm

Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (144 mm)
Driest month
July (81 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 Tarentaise
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°11°14°19°23°26°26°22°17°12°9°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°6°10°13°16°16°13°10°5°2°
Precipitation (mm)129124109108114103819098127144140

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Tarentaise

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 51 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (87 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 71 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 51 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 57 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 87 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 71 kmsouthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 83 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 113 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 130 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 132 kmwest

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

Day trips from Tarentaise

Within 100 km: 124 historic and cultural sites, 2,285 natural sites, 341 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km165 places

  • Lac des Vaches Lake 25 kmSE
  • Lacs de la Tempête Lake 14 kmN
  • Lacs de Forcle Lake 24 kmNE
  • Lac d'Amour Lake 19 kmNE

25–60 km814 places

  • St Alban Plage Beach 55 kmW
  • Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 47 kmNW
  • Plage d'Albigny Beach 53 kmNW
  • Plage St Jorioz Beach 46 kmNW

60–100 km1,771 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 76 kmSW
  • Lac de Fully Lake 88 kmNE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 73 kmNE
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 88 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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