Torrent de Valfroide
Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°11′00″ N 6°17′00″ E
- Elevation
- 1,392 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport60 km
- GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport77 km
About Torrent de Valfroide
Torrent de Valfroide is a river. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Pointe du Châtel and Mont Falcon.
Photos of Torrent de Valfroide
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Cime des Torches Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Pointe de Pierre Fendue Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Montagne de la Lauze Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Mont Falcon Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Pics de la Buffe d'en Haut Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Torrent de Valfroide
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- November (149 mm)
- Driest month
- July (78 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 14° | 17° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 12° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -5° | -3° | 0° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 4° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 118 | 110 | 109 | 117 | 105 | 78 | 90 | 103 | 129 | 149 | 138 |
How to get to Torrent de Valfroide
The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 60 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 45 km to the west.
Airports
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 60 kmnorthwest
- Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 77 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 84 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 45 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 114 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 127 kmnorthwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 129 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 151 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Torrent de Valfroide
Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 1,589 natural sites, 310 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km226 places
- Lac de la Motte Lake 17 kmNW
- Le Grand Lac (Lac Bramant) Lake 8 kmW
- Lac Cottepens Lake 17 kmNW
- Lac du Cos Lake 17 kmW
25–60 km682 places
- Lac Mort Lake 42 kmSW
- St Alban Plage Beach 57 kmNW
- Grande Île Island 56 kmNW
- Petite Île Island 56 kmNW
60–100 km1,095 places
- Grand Golliat Mountain 99 kmNE
- Aiguille des Sasses Mountain 99 kmNE
- Pointe de Combette Mountain 100 kmNE
- Glacier des Angroniettes Natural site 99 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Saint-Jean-d'Arves Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne2.8 km N
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Entraigues Village, Saint-Jean-d'Arves0.9 km N
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Le Villard Village, Saint-Jean-d'Arves2.2 km N
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Montrond Village, Albiez-Montrond2.4 km NE
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Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne5.7 km NW
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Le Chalmieu Village, Albiez-Montrond2.6 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pointe du Châtel Mountain, Saint-Jean-d'Arves1.3 km W
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Mont Falcon Mountain, Albiez-Montrond3.1 km SE
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Crêt d'Ornon Mountain, Saint-Jean-d'Arves4 km NW
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Cime des Torches Mountain, Saint-Jean-d'Arves4.5 km SW -
Mont Charvin Mountain, Saint-Jean-d'Arves3.9 km N
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Cime de la Recoude Mountain, Saint-Jean-d'Arves5.7 km S
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Montagne de la Lauze Mountain, Saint-Jean-d'Arves6.4 km SW
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Mont Corbier Mountain, Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves6.4 km NW
Sources & licences
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