Mer de Glace
Located in Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°55′09″ N 6°55′50″ E
- Elevation
- 1,951 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport65 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport73 km
About Mer de Glace
Mer de Glace is a natural site. Location: Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Mont Blanc and Aiguille du Moine.
Photos of Mer de Glace
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Aiguille du Moine Michmuch38 · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr -
Les Grands Mulets Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Aiguille de la Floria Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Aiguille du Chardonnet O.Taris · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Aiguille de Charlano Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0
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Climate of Mer de Glace
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -2° · Rain 150 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -7°)
- 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 11° | 7° | 3° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -7° | -6° | -4° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -2° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 140 | 137 | 129 | 120 | 120 | 106 | 92 | 98 | 96 | 124 | 150 | 146 |
How to get to Mer de Glace
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 65 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (73 km). The nearest large city is Geneva, 68 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 65 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 73 kmnorthwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 87 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 68 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 70 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 121 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 126 kmsouthwest
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 160 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mer de Glace
Within 100 km: 133 historic and cultural sites, 3,656 natural sites, 466 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km466 places
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 19 kmN
- Lac d'Orny Lake 14 kmNE
- Lac de la Breye Lake 15 kmNE
- Lac du Dru Lake 15 kmNE
25–60 km1,461 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 58 kmN
- Lac de Fully Lake 32 kmNE
- Lac de Derborence Lake 46 kmNE
- Arnensee Lake 57 kmNE
60–100 km2,328 places
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 88 kmN
- Schwarzsee Lake 87 kmN
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 89 kmNE
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 81 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Chamonix Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville4.8 km W
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Le Montenvers Village, Chamonix1.5 km NW
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Chamonix Town, Chamonix4.8 km W
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Les Bois Village, Chamonix3.7 km NW
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Les Praz-de-Chamonix Village, Chamonix4.1 km NW
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Les Mouilles Village, Chamonix4.2 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mont Blanc Mountain, Upper Savoy1.1 km W
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Aiguille du Moine Mountain, Chamonix2.4 km E -
Aiguille des Grands Charmoz Mountain, Chamonix1.8 km SW
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Aiguille du Dru Mountain, Chamonix2.5 km NE
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Le Chapeau Mountain, Chamonix3 km N
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Aiguille à Bochard Mountain, Chamonix3.1 km N
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Aiguille Verte Mountain, Chamonix3.5 km NE
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Aiguille du Plan Mountain, Chamonix3.6 km SW
More nature in France
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Aiguille du Chardonnet Mountain, Chamonix7.8 km NE
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Aiguille Pourrie Mountain, Chamonix7.2 km NW -
Aiguille de Charlano Mountain, Chamonix7.4 km NW
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Bec de Lachat Mountain, Chamonix7.8 km N -
Aiguille des Grands Montets Mountain, Chamonix4 km NE
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La Vierge Mountain, Chamonix7.1 km S
Sources & licences
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