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Lake

Étang del Sale

Located in Corsica, France Coordinates: 42°05′13″ N 9°31′29″ E

Map showing the location of Étang del Sale Étang del Sale
Location in France
Elevation
-3 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aléria
2.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
BIA Bastia-Poretta International airport52 km
AJA Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport62 km

About Étang del Sale

Étang del Sale is a lake. Location: Corsica, France. Elevation: -3 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Bastia-Poretta International airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Tagnone and Fort Génois de Matra.

Climate of Étang del Sale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 10° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 6°)
Wettest month
October (81 mm)
Driest month
July (9 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 Étang del Sale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)14°14°15°18°22°25°29°29°26°22°18°15°
Average low (°C)6°7°8°10°14°17°20°20°18°14°10°8°
Precipitation (mm)53555147332292252817772

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Étang del Sale

The nearest airport is Bastia-Poretta International airport (BIA), 52 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nice, 257 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bastia-Poretta International airport (BIA) Bastia 52 kmnorth
  • Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport (AJA) Ajaccio 62 kmwest
  • Figari Sud-Corse Airport (FSC) Figari 74 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Nice Population: 342.7K 257 kmnorthwest
  • Toulon Population: 168.7K 317 kmnorthwest
  • Marseille Population: 877.2K 365 kmnorthwest
  • Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 370 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Étang del Sale

Within 100 km: 141 historic and cultural sites, 589 natural sites, 355 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km88 places

  • Plage de Vignale Beach 11 kmSW
  • Étang d'Urbino Lake 6 kmSW
  • Étang de Terrenzana Lake 8 kmN
  • Étang de Palo Lake 18 kmSW

25–60 km435 places

  • Corsica Island 36 kmW
  • Plage de Carataggio Beach 59 kmS
  • Moriani-Plage Beach 32 kmN
  • Plage Casadelmar Beach 55 kmS

60–100 km562 places

  • Plage du Ruppione Beach 68 kmSW
  • Plage d'Albitreccia Beach 66 kmW
  • Banda Bianca Beach 63 kmN
  • Plage de Cupabia Beach 73 kmSW

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