Glacier des Bossons, Upper Savoy

About Glacier des Bossons

Glacier des Bossons is a natural site. Location: Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Les Grands Mulets and Le Gros Béchar.

Photos of Glacier des Bossons

Mont Maudit Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0
Les Grands Mulets Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Le Gros Béchar Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mont Lachat Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0
Mont Blanc Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Glacier des Bossons

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -6° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month: August (day 11°)
Coldest month: February (night -10°)
Wettest month: November (150 mm)
Driest month: July (92 mm)

-5° -10°

-4° -9°

-1° -7°

4° -3°

7° 1°

11° 4°

11° 5°

8° 2°

4° -1°

-1° -6°

-3° -8°

Jan

140

Feb

137

Mar

129

Apr

120

May

120

Jun

106

Jul

92

Aug

98

Sep

96

Oct

124

Nov

150

Dec

146

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 des Bossons
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-5°	-5°	-4°	-1°	4°	7°	11°	11°	8°	4°	-1°	-3°
Average low (°C)	-10°	-10°	-9°	-7°	-3°	1°	4°	5°	2°	-1°	-6°	-8°
Precipitation (mm)	140	137	129	120	120	106	92	98	96	124	150	146

How to get to Glacier des Bossons

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 60 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (71 km). The nearest large city is Geneva, 66 km to the northwest.

Airports

Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 60 kmwest
Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 71 kmnorthwest
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 81 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Geneva Population: 201.7K 66 kmnorthwest
Lausanne Population: 139.1K 73 kmnorth
Grenoble Population: 158.6K 119 kmsouthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 127 kmnorth
Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 155 kmwest

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

Day trips from Glacier des Bossons

Within 100 km: 127 historic and cultural sites, 3,455 natural sites, 438 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km389 places

Lac d'Émosson Lake 23 kmN
Lac d'Orny Lake 21 kmNE
Lac de la Breye Lake 22 kmNE
Lac du Dru Lake 21 kmNE

25–60 km1,414 places

Lac de Fully Lake 38 kmNE
Lac de Derborence Lake 52 kmNE
Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 38 kmNE
Etang des Mouchys Lake 55 kmNE

60–100 km2,217 places

Ile de Salagnon Island 62 kmN
Ile d'Ogoz Island 93 kmN
Schwarzsee Lake 93 kmN
Oeschinen Lake Lake 96 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Chamonix Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
4.7 km N
Chamonix Town, Chamonix
4.9 km N
Les Houches Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
5.2 km W
Les Houches Village, Les Houches
4.7 km W
Les Bossons Village, Chamonix
3.1 km NW
Taconnaz Village, Les Houches
3.5 km NW

Glacier des Bossons

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Les Grands Mulets Mountain, Upper Savoy
1.6 km S
Le Gros Béchar Mountain, Les Houches
1.8 km SW
Montagne de la Côte Mountain, Chamonix
1.4 km NW
Glacier de Taconnaz Natural site, Les Houches
1.4 km SW
Aiguille du Midi Mountain, Chamonix
1.8 km E
Mont Maudit Mountain, Chamonix
3.7 km S
Mont Blanc du Tacul Mountain, Chamonix
3.1 km SE
Mont Blanc Mountain, Chamonix
5.2 km S