Torrent des Glaciers
Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°39′32″ N 6°46′54″ E
- Elevation
- 1,119 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport61 km
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport70 km
About Torrent des Glaciers
Torrent des Glaciers is a river. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille de Prainan and Pointe du Clapey.
Photos of Torrent des Glaciers
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Sommet des Rousses Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Lancebranlette Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Pointe de la Combe Neuve Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Roc de Belleface Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Lancebranlette Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Climate of Torrent des Glaciers
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- November (149 mm)
- Driest month
- July (89 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) | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 136 | 135 | 118 | 115 | 120 | 108 | 89 | 96 | 99 | 131 | 149 | 147 |
How to get to Torrent des Glaciers
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 61 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (83 km). The nearest large city is Geneva, 78 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 61 kmnorthwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 70 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 83 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 78 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 96 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 99 kmsouthwest
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 149 kmwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 151 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Torrent des Glaciers
Within 100 km: 145 historic and cultural sites, 2,904 natural sites, 392 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km177 places
- Lacs de la Tempête Lake 19 kmW
- Lac de la Plagne Lake 20 kmS
- Lac de la Girotte Lake 15 kmNW
- Lacs de Forcle Lake 6 kmW
25–60 km1,170 places
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 48 kmN
- Lac d'Orny Lake 44 kmNE
- Lac de la Breye Lake 46 kmNE
- Lac de Soi Lake 58 kmN
60–100 km2,094 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 87 kmN
- Lake Leman Lake 90 kmN
- Lac de Fully Lake 63 kmNE
- Lac de Derborence Lake 77 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bonneval Village, Bourg-Saint-Maurice0.7 km SE
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Séez Village, Arrondissement of Albertville4.3 km S
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Bourg-Saint-Maurice Village, Arrondissement of Albertville4.8 km S
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Séez Village, Séez4.2 km S
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Bourg-Saint-Maurice Town, Bourg-Saint-Maurice5 km S
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Crêt Bettex Village, Bourg-Saint-Maurice2.3 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aiguille de Prainan Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Maurice2.1 km W
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Pointe du Clapey Mountain, Séez3.1 km E
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Torrent le Versoyen River, Savoy3.4 km S
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La Clavetta Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Maurice4 km N
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La Terrasse Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Maurice4.4 km W
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Roc de Belleface Mountain, Séez5.3 km E
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Aiguille de Terrassin Mountain, Bourg-Saint-Maurice4.3 km W
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Torrent le Charbonnet River, Savoy4.5 km S
Sources & licences
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