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Mountain

Pic de Balbonne

Located in Orlu, Arrondissement of Foix Coordinates: 42°41′01″ N 1°58′53″ E

Map showing the location of Pic de Balbonne Pic de Balbonne
Location in France
Elevation
2,305 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Orlu
7.9 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LEU Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport61 km
CCF Carcassonne Salvaza Airport65 km

About Pic de Balbonne

Pic de Balbonne is a mountain. Location: Orlu, Arrondissement of Foix. Elevation: 2,305 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Roc de Bragues and Pic de la Camisette.

Climate of Pic de Balbonne

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -6° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
May (119 mm)
Driest month
July (66 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 Pic de Balbonne
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°12°16°16°12°7°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-7°-6°-2°2°4°5°2°-2°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)9487859511910066838711311199

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Pic de Balbonne

The nearest airport is Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU), 61 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Perpignan, 75 km to the east.

Airports

  • Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU) La Seu d'Urgell Pyrenees and Andorra 61 kmsouthwest
  • Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (CCF) Carcassonne 65 kmnortheast
  • Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (PGF) Perpignan/Rivesaltes 73 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Perpignan Population: 110.7K 75 kmeast
  • Girona Population: 100.3K 104 kmsoutheast
  • Toulouse Population: 511.7K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Terrassa Population: 218.5K 124 kmsouth
  • Sabadell Population: 211.7K 127 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Pic de Balbonne

Within 100 km: 157 historic and cultural sites, 1,664 natural sites, 250 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km243 places

  • Puig de Llívia Mountain 24 kmS
  • Arroyo de San Nicolás River 20 kmSW
  • Museu Municipal De Llívia Museum 24 kmS
  • Étang des Peyrisses Lake 8 kmSW

25–60 km748 places

  • Llac de Núria Lake 35 kmSE
  • Pic de la Bassera Mountain 49 kmW
  • Pic de les Molleres del Puigpedrós Mountain 28 kmSW
  • Pic Bastiments Mountain 36 kmSE

60–100 km1,080 places

  • Platja de Perafita Beach 100 kmE
  • Puig Joan Mountain 98 kmE
  • Artigue River 67 kmW
  • Estany de Travessani Lake 91 kmW

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