Lac du Ballon, Haut-Rhin — Map and nearby sights

About Lac du Ballon

Lac du Ballon is a lake. Location: Haut-Rhin, Grand Est. Elevation: 984 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (47 km). Nearby sights include Grand Ballon and Judenhut.

Climate of Lac du Ballon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night -4°)
Wettest month: December (128 mm)
Driest month: April (91 mm)

1° -4°

2° -4°

5° -2°

8° 0°

13° 5°

16° 8°

19° 10°

15° 7°

10° 4°

5° -1°

2° -3°

Jan

107

Feb

103

Mar

92

Apr

91

May

113

Jun

114

Jul

104

Aug

92

Sep

96

Oct

107

Nov

117

Dec

128

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 du Ballon
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	2°	5°	8°	13°	16°	19°	19°	15°	10°	5°	2°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-4°	-2°	0°	5°	8°	10°	10°	7°	4°	-1°	-3°
Precipitation (mm)	107	103	92	91	113	114	104	92	96	107	117	128

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lac du Ballon

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 47 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Mulhouse, 25 km to the southeast.

Airports

EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 47 kmsoutheast
Strasbourg Airport (SXB) Strasbourg 80 kmnortheast
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 115 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 25 kmsoutheast
Basel Population: 177.6K 53 kmsoutheast
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 57 kmeast
Strasbourg Population: 274.8K 89 kmnortheast
Nancy Population: 105.1K 109 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Lac du Ballon

Within 100 km: 380 historic and cultural sites, 1,252 natural sites, 352 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km301 places

lac des Truites - du Forlet Lake 21 kmN
Lac Noir Lake 22 kmN
Lac de Longemer Lake 21 kmNW
Lac Blanc Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km494 places

Etangs Rougeat Lake 50 kmS
Pisciculture Lake 49 kmS
Rheinhafen Kleinhüningen Lake 52 kmSE
Etang du Milieu Lake 49 kmS

60–100 km1,189 places

Sankt Petersinsel Island 94 kmS
Lake Biel Lake 93 kmS
Inkwilersee Lake 90 kmSE
Burgaeschisee Lake 93 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Le Grand Ballon Village, Grand Est
1.1 km SE
Geishouse Village, Arrondissement de Thann-Guebwiller
4.2 km SW
Altenbach Village, Goldbach-Altenbach
3.8 km S
Linthal Village, Arrondissement de Thann-Guebwiller
4.6 km NE
Lautenbachzell Village, Arrondissement de Thann-Guebwiller
5 km NE
Goldbach-Altenbach Village, Arrondissement de Thann-Guebwiller
4.5 km S

Lac du Ballon

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Grand Ballon Mountain, Soultz-Haut-Rhin
1.3 km S
Judenhut Mountain, Murbach
1.5 km E
Le Storkenkopf Mountain, Geishouse
1.4 km SW
Le Hundskopf Mountain, Lautenbachzell
2.4 km W
Storken Mountain, Geishouse
1.9 km SW
L'Ospenkopf Mountain, Murbach
2.5 km NE
Le Marksteinkopf Mountain, Lautenbachzell
3.8 km W
Ebeneck Mountain, Rimbach-près-Guebwiller
3.9 km E