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Lac des Rousses

Located in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Coordinates: 46°30′12″ N 6°05′24″ E

Map showing the location of Lac des Rousses Lac des Rousses
Location in France
Elevation
1,056 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Les Rousses
2.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport30 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport64 km

About Lac des Rousses

Lac des Rousses is a lake. Location: Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Elevation: 1,056 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Le Noirmont and Crêt des Danses.

Climate of Lac des Rousses

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (137 mm)
Driest month
March (102 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 Lac des Rousses
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°6°9°14°17°20°20°16°11°6°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°1°5°8°10°10°7°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)124121102106120126105103118121136137

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lac des Rousses

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 30 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Geneva, 34 km to the south.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 30 kmsouth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 64 kmsouth
  • Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) Dole 78 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 34 kmsouth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 42 kmeast
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 83 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 115 kmnortheast
  • Dijon Population: 159.9K 122 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Lac des Rousses

Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 1,578 natural sites, 322 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km71 places

  • Lac de Joux Lake 22 kmNE
  • Lac Aubonne Lake 21 kmE
  • Lac Ter Lake 23 kmNE
  • Le Mont Risoux Mountain 12 kmN

25–60 km360 places

  • Lake Leman Lake 30 kmE
  • Lac Brenet Lake 26 kmNE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 36 kmS
  • Lac de Brêt Lake 52 kmE

60–100 km1,658 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 61 kmE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 80 kmE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 93 kmE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 76 kmNE

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