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Natural site

Sommand

Located in Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 46°09′41″ N 6°33′22″ E

Map showing the location of Sommand Sommand
Location in France
Elevation
1,500 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mieussy
4 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport36 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport44 km

About Sommand

Sommand is a natural site. Location: Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Pierre Rouge and Pointe de Rovagne.

Climate of Sommand

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -4° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
December (126 mm)
Driest month
April (88 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 Sommand
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°1°4°7°12°16°19°19°15°9°3°0°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-5°-2°3°5°8°8°5°1°-4°-6°
Precipitation (mm)1131169488100115969599111123126

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Sommand

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 36 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Geneva, 32 km to the west.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 36 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 44 kmsouthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 78 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 32 kmwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 40 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 111 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 127 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 128 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Sommand

Within 100 km: 145 historic and cultural sites, 3,020 natural sites, 454 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km236 places

  • Lac de Morgins Lake 24 kmNE
  • Lac Vert Lake 20 kmE
  • Lac de Chésery Lake 20 kmE
  • Mont Sagerou Mountain 23 kmE

25–60 km1,286 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 40 kmNE
  • Lac de Joux Lake 57 kmN
  • Lake Leman Lake 31 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 42 kmE

60–100 km2,097 places

  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 73 kmNE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 79 kmNE
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 98 kmNE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 88 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Mieussy Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
    4 km SW
  • Station de Sommand Village, Mieussy
    0.8 km SW
  • Mieussy Village, Mieussy
    4 km SW
  • Taninges Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
    6.6 km SE
  • Onnion Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
    6 km W
  • Mégevette Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
    6.2 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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