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Torrent Ribon

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°18′58″ N 6°58′48″ E

Map showing the location of Torrent Ribon Torrent Ribon
Location in France
Elevation
1,689 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bessans
1.2 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
TRN Turin Airport54 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport93 km

About Torrent Ribon

Torrent Ribon is a river. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Bois de Bessans and Torrent d'Avérole.

Climate of Torrent Ribon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
November (142 mm)
Driest month
July (72 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
Climate of Torrent Ribon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°3°5°10°14°18°19°15°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°3°6°10°10°7°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)12711911912211993728693127142131

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Torrent Ribon

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 54 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 100 km to the west.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 54 kmeast
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 93 kmnorthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 97 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 100 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 118 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 136 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 171 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 173 kmwest

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

Day trips from Torrent Ribon

Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 2,292 natural sites, 299 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km162 places

  • Lac des Vaches Lake 18 kmNW
  • Lac Rond Lake 16 kmNW
  • Lac de la Plagne Lake 21 kmNW
  • Lac du Mont Cenis Lake 10 kmSW

25–60 km445 places

  • Lacs de la Tempête Lake 48 kmNW
  • Grand Lac du Laus Lake 56 kmS
  • Lac de la Girotte Lake 56 kmNW
  • Lacs de Forcle Lake 44 kmNW

60–100 km2,077 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 99 kmW
  • Lac de Fully Lake 96 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 86 kmN
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 96 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bessans Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
    1.2 km E
  • Bessans Village, Bessans
    1.2 km NE
  • Le Clot Village, Bessans
    1.9 km N
  • La Seignière Village, Bessans
    2.5 km NE
  • Villaron Village, Bessans
    3.3 km NE
  • La Goula Village, Bessans
    3.4 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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