- Elevation
- 1,531 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LDE Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport37 km
- PUF Pau Pyrénées Airport68 km
About Gave de Gavarnie
Gave de Gavarnie is a river. Location: Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Pic de Bergons and Vallée de Luz-Gavarnie.
Photos of Gave de Gavarnie
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Pic de Bergons ChristianeB · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Pic d'Ardiden Bill kilgore · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Gave de Gavarnie
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 116 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- May (117 mm)
- Driest month
- July (62 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -2° | -1° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 3° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 104 | 95 | 83 | 98 | 117 | 94 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 104 | 116 | 111 |
How to get to Gave de Gavarnie
The nearest airport is Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE), 37 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Pamplona, 134 km to the west.
Airports
- Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées 37 kmnorth
- Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein) 68 kmnorthwest
- Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU) La Seu d'Urgell Pyrenees and Andorra 129 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Pamplona Population: 208.2K 134 kmwest
- Toulouse Population: 511.7K 145 kmnortheast
- Lleida Population: 140.8K 146 kmsouth
- Zaragoza Population: 687K 151 kmsouthwest
- Donostia / San Sebastian Population: 185.4K 168 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gave de Gavarnie
Within 100 km: 83 historic and cultural sites, 1,577 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km358 places
- Ibón Superior de Brazato Lake 20 kmSW
- Ibón Superior de Bramatuero Lake 17 kmSW
- Ibón de Respumoso Lake 24 kmW
- Ibón de la Lavasa Lake 19 kmSW
25–60 km815 places
- Fourmat Mountain 35 kmNW
- Lago de Urdiceto Lake 31 kmSE
- Ibón de Tramacastilla Lake 32 kmSW
- Ibón de Samán Lake 40 kmW
60–100 km757 places
- Esglesia de Sant Esteve de Ginast Attraction 71 kmSE
- Aubin River 94 kmNW
- Artigue River 97 kmE
- Pantano de Yesa Lake 98 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Luz-Saint-Sauveur Village, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost2.8 km N
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Luz-Saint-Sauveur Village, Luz-Saint-Sauveur2.8 km N -
Esquièze-Sère Village, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost3.2 km N
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Esquièze-Sère Village, Esquièze-Sère3.2 km N
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Esterre Village, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost3.3 km N
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Esterre Village, Esterre3.2 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pic de Bergons Mountain, Luz-Saint-Sauveur2 km E
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Vallée de Luz-Gavarnie Natural site, Gavarnie-Gèdre2.1 km S
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Soum de l'Ase Mountain, Sazos3.2 km NW
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Pont Napoléon Landmark, Luz-Saint-Sauveur1.3 km N
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Pic d'Ardiden Mountain, Cauterets5.1 km W
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Soum de Naou Costes Mountain, Sazos3.6 km W
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Pic de Letious Mountain, Luz-Saint-Sauveur4.5 km E
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Pic de Cumadières Mountain, Luz-Saint-Sauveur4.6 km SE
Sources & licences
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