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Lac d'Estaing

Located in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie Coordinates: 42°55′00″ N 0°12′00″ W

Map showing the location of Lac d'Estaing Lac d'Estaing
Location in France
Elevation
1,478 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Estaing
2.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LDE Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport33 km
PUF Pau Pyrénées Airport54 km

About Lac d'Estaing

Lac d'Estaing is a lake. Location: Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie. Elevation: 1,478 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Pic de Mousquès and Pic du Midi d'Arrens.

Climate of Lac d'Estaing

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 129 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
May (132 mm)
Driest month
July (67 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 Lac d'Estaing
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°9°14°18°23°23°19°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-2°0°3°7°10°10°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)11710591108132102677687115129125

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lac d'Estaing

The nearest airport is Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE), 33 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Pamplona, 118 km to the west.

Airports

  • Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées 33 kmnortheast
  • Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein) 54 kmnorth
  • Pamplona Airport (PNA) Pamplona 119 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Pamplona Population: 208.2K 118 kmwest
  • Donostia / San Sebastian Population: 185.4K 151 kmwest
  • Zaragoza Population: 687K 151 kmsouth
  • Toulouse Population: 511.7K 154 kmnortheast
  • Lleida Population: 140.8K 160 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Lac d'Estaing

Within 100 km: 83 historic and cultural sites, 1,455 natural sites, 260 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km360 places

  • Fourmat Mountain 18 kmNW
  • Ibón Superior de Brazato Lake 18 kmS
  • Ibón Superior de Bramatuero Lake 15 kmS
  • Ibón de Respumoso Lake 14 kmSW

25–60 km690 places

  • Lago de Urdiceto Lake 48 kmSE
  • Ibón de Tramacastilla Lake 25 kmSW
  • Ibón de Samán Lake 30 kmSW
  • Embalse de Plandesain Lake 57 kmSE

60–100 km748 places

  • Esglesia de Sant Esteve de Ginast Attraction 88 kmSE
  • Aubin River 79 kmNW
  • Pantano de Yesa Lake 85 kmSW
  • Estany de Travessani Lake 95 kmE

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