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Natural site

Glacier de Bionnassay

Located in Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°50′55″ N 6°48′29″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de Bionnassay Glacier de Bionnassay
Location in France
Elevation
2,812 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Les Houches
4.6 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport56 km
GVA Geneva International Airport69 km

About Glacier de Bionnassay

Glacier de Bionnassay is a natural site. Location: Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille de Bionnassay and Aiguille du Goûter.

Climate of Glacier de Bionnassay

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
December (152 mm)
Driest month
July (99 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 Glacier de Bionnassay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-5°-2°3°7°10°10°7°2°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-12°-10°-5°-2°0°1°-2°-6°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)13814011711311911799102101128149152

How to get to Glacier de Bionnassay

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 56 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (69 km). The nearest large city is Geneva, 65 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 56 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 69 kmnorthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 76 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 65 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 75 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 113 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 132 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 150 kmwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de Bionnassay

Within 100 km: 130 historic and cultural sites, 3,319 natural sites, 421 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km330 places

  • Lac du Vieux Emosson Lake 25 kmN
  • Lac Vert Lake 23 kmN
  • Lac de Catogne Lake 24 kmNE
  • Aiguille du Tour Mountain 23 kmNE

25–60 km1,395 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 43 kmNE
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 57 kmNE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 28 kmN
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 43 kmNE

60–100 km2,145 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 66 kmN
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 97 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 98 kmN
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 92 kmE

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