Glacier du Tour, Upper Savoy — Elevation and map

About Glacier du Tour

Glacier du Tour is a natural site. Location: Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Aiguille du Passon and Aiguille du Chardonnet.

Photos of Glacier du Tour

Aiguille du Chardonnet O.Taris · CC BY-SA 3.0
Aiguille du Passon Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bec de Lachat Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Aiguille Morris Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Aiguille de Mesure Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Glacier du Tour

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month: August (day 9°)
Coldest month: February (night -12°)
Wettest month: November (150 mm)
Driest month: July (92 mm)

-7° -12°

-6° -11°

-4° -9°

1° -5°

5° -1°

8° 2°

9° 3°

6° 0°

2° -3°

-3° -8°

-5° -11°

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 du Tour
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-7°	-7°	-6°	-4°	1°	5°	8°	9°	6°	2°	-3°	-5°
Average low (°C)	-12°	-12°	-11°	-9°	-5°	-1°	2°	3°	0°	-3°	-8°	-11°
Precipitation (mm)	140	137	129	120	120	106	92	98	96	124	150	146

How to get to Glacier du Tour

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 70 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (74 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 65 km to the northwest.

Airports

Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 70 kmwest
Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 74 kmnorthwest
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 95 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Lausanne Population: 139.1K 65 kmnorthwest
Geneva Population: 201.7K 70 kmwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 112 kmnorth
Grenoble Population: 158.6K 134 kmsouthwest
Besançon Population: 128.4K 159 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier du Tour

Within 100 km: 132 historic and cultural sites, 3,820 natural sites, 490 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km616 places

Lac de Fully Lake 23 kmN
Lac d'Émosson Lake 13 kmNW
Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 23 kmN
Lac d'Orny Lake 6 kmE

25–60 km1,507 places

Ile de Salagnon Island 51 kmN
Lac de Derborence Lake 37 kmNE
Arnensee Lake 48 kmN
Lauenensee Lake 52 kmNE

60–100 km2,319 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 100 kmNE
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 100 kmNE
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 95 kmNE
Ile d'Ogoz Island 80 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Trient Municipality, Martigny District
4.9 km N
Vallorcine Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
7.1 km NW
Orsières Municipality, Entremont District
8.5 km E
Le Tour Village, Chamonix
4.1 km NW
Vallorcine Village, Vallorcine
7.1 km NW
Montroc Village, Chamonix
4.6 km W

Glacier du Tour

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Aiguille du Passon Mountain, Chamonix
1.2 km S
Aiguille du Chardonnet Mountain, Chamonix
2 km S
Bec Rouge Supérieur Mountain, Chamonix
1.4 km SW
Aiguille Forbes Mountain, Chamonix
2 km SE
Aiguille Purtscheller Mountain, Valais
1.6 km E
Aiguille du Tour Mountain, Switzerland
1.6 km NE
Aiguille du Genépi Mountain, Chamonix
1.6 km NE
Col du Midi Mountain, Trient
1.8 km NE