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Natural site

Glacier d'Argentière

Located in Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°56′45″ N 6°59′34″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier d'Argentière Glacier d'Argentière
Location in France
Elevation
2,636 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Orsières
8.9 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport69 km
GVA Geneva International Airport76 km

About Glacier d'Argentière

Glacier d'Argentière is a natural site. Location: Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille du Chardonnet and Aiguille Verte.

Climate of Glacier d'Argentière

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -7° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
Wettest month
November (150 mm)
Driest month
July (92 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 Glacier d'Argentière
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-4°-2°3°6°10°11°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-10°-8°-4°0°3°4°1°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)140137129120120106929896124150146

How to get to Glacier d'Argentière

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 69 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (76 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 69 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 69 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 76 kmnorthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 93 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 71 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 117 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 131 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 163 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier d'Argentière

Within 100 km: 130 historic and cultural sites, 3,791 natural sites, 471 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km543 places

  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 17 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 9 kmNE
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 11 kmN
  • Lac du Dru Lake 10 kmN

25–60 km1,495 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 56 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 27 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 41 kmNE
  • Arnensee Lake 52 kmN

60–100 km2,354 places

  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 99 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 84 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 83 kmN
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Orsières Municipality, Entremont District
    8.9 km E
  • Chamonix Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
    10 km W
  • Trient Municipality, Martigny District
    9.5 km N
  • Le Montenvers Village, Chamonix
    6.1 km W
  • Les Chosalets Village, Chamonix
    6.4 km NW
  • Vallorcine Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
    11 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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