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Torrent des Encombres

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°23′05″ N 6°29′59″ E

Map showing the location of Torrent des Encombres Torrent des Encombres
Location in France
Elevation
1,283 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Les Belleville
0.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport56 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport68 km

About Torrent des Encombres

Torrent des Encombres 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 (56 km). Nearby sights include Roc de Fer and Montagne de Cherferie.

Climate of Torrent des Encombres

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 156 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
November (156 mm)
Driest month
July (85 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 Torrent des Encombres
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°6°8°14°18°21°21°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°1°5°8°11°11°9°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1371311181171241098595105134156149

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Torrent des Encombres

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 56 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 66 km to the west.

Airports

  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 56 kmnorthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 68 kmnorthwest
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 92 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 66 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 95 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 126 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 133 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 135 kmwest

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

Day trips from Torrent des Encombres

Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 2,079 natural sites, 334 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km196 places

  • Lac des Vaches Lake 22 kmE
  • Lac Rond Lake 23 kmE
  • Lac Long Lake 23 kmE
  • Dent de Villard Mountain 15 kmE

25–60 km741 places

  • St Alban Plage Beach 58 kmW
  • Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 59 kmNW
  • Plage St Jorioz Beach 57 kmNW
  • Grande Île Island 58 kmW

60–100 km1,597 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 68 kmSW
  • Lac de Fully Lake 100 kmNE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 84 kmN
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 100 kmNE

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