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Natural site

Cascade de Gavarnie

Located in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie Coordinates: 42°43′00″ N 0°00′00″ E

Map showing the location of Cascade de Gavarnie Cascade de Gavarnie
Location in France
Elevation
1,787 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gavarnie
2 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LDE Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport51 km
PUF Pau Pyrénées Airport81 km

About Cascade de Gavarnie

Cascade de Gavarnie is a natural site. Location: Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Astazu Chicot and Astazu Gran.

Climate of Cascade de Gavarnie

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 143 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
November (143 mm)
Driest month
July (71 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 Cascade de Gavarnie
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°7°12°17°22°22°18°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-4°-2°2°5°8°9°6°2°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)126113100114141112718195126143135

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Cascade de Gavarnie

The nearest airport is Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE), 51 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lleida, 133 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées 51 kmnorth
  • Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein) 81 kmnorthwest
  • Lleida-Alguaire Airport (ILD) Lleida 118 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Lleida Population: 140.8K 133 kmsoutheast
  • Pamplona Population: 208.2K 135 kmwest
  • Zaragoza Population: 687K 138 kmsouthwest
  • Toulouse Population: 511.7K 153 kmnortheast
  • Donostia / San Sebastian Population: 185.4K 174 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Cascade de Gavarnie

Within 100 km: 91 historic and cultural sites, 1,595 natural sites, 266 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km303 places

  • Lago de Urdiceto Lake 24 kmE
  • Ibón Superior de Brazato Lake 17 kmW
  • Ibón Superior de Bramatuero Lake 18 kmNW
  • Ibón de la Lavasa Lake 18 kmW

25–60 km861 places

  • Fourmat Mountain 45 kmNW
  • Ibón de Tramacastilla Lake 30 kmW
  • Ibón de Samán Lake 40 kmW
  • Ibón de Respumoso Lake 26 kmNW

60–100 km788 places

  • Esglesia de Sant Esteve de Ginast Attraction 64 kmSE
  • Artigue River 96 kmE
  • Pantano de Yesa Lake 95 kmW
  • Pantà de Sant Antoni Lake 97 kmSE

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