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River

Torrent le Giffre

Located in Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 46°05′20″ N 6°30′06″ E

Map showing the location of Torrent le Giffre Torrent le Giffre
Location in France
Elevation
473 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Marignier
0.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport35 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport36 km

About Torrent le Giffre

Torrent le Giffre is a river. Location: Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Le Môle and Torrent le Risse.

Climate of Torrent le Giffre

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
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).

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Climate of Torrent le Giffre
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°11°14°19°22°26°25°21°16°10°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°5°9°12°14°14°12°8°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1131169488100115969599111123126

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Torrent le Giffre

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 35 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Geneva, 30 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 35 kmnorthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 36 kmsouthwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 70 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 30 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 49 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 118 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 120 kmnortheast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 131 kmwest

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

Day trips from Torrent le Giffre

Within 100 km: 158 historic and cultural sites, 2,862 natural sites, 447 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km224 places

  • Pointe de Fornets Mountain 24 kmE
  • Pointe de la Golette Mountain 25 kmE
  • Première Dent Mountain 25 kmE
  • La Berthe Mountain 24 kmE

25–60 km1,165 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 49 kmNE
  • Lake Leman Lake 39 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 47 kmE
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 59 kmE

60–100 km2,078 places

  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 82 kmNE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 88 kmNE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 97 kmN
  • Lac de Joux Lake 64 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Marignier Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
    0.2 km NW
  • Marignier Town, Marignier
    0.2 km NW
  • Thyez Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
    3.1 km E
  • Vougy Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
    2.6 km S
  • Thyez Town, Thyez
    2.9 km E
  • Marnaz Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
    3.8 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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