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Lake

Étang de Lanoux

Located in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie Coordinates: 42°35′17″ N 1°54′11″ E

Map showing the location of Étang de Lanoux Étang de Lanoux
Location in France
Elevation
2,179 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Porté-Puymorens
7.3 km SW
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 Airport49 km
CCF Carcassonne Salvaza Airport77 km

About Étang de Lanoux

Étang de Lanoux is a lake. Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie. Elevation: 2,179 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Puig Castell Isard and Puig de Font Viva.

Climate of Étang de Lanoux

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -4° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
July (68 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 Étang de Lanoux
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°1°3°9°14°19°19°14°9°3°0°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°-1°3°6°7°4°0°-4°-7°
Precipitation (mm)133116107112141108688597151155134

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Étang de Lanoux

The nearest airport is Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU), 49 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Perpignan, 82 km to the east.

Airports

  • Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU) La Seu d'Urgell Pyrenees and Andorra 49 kmsouthwest
  • Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (CCF) Carcassonne 77 kmnortheast
  • Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (PGF) Perpignan/Rivesaltes 81 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Perpignan Population: 110.7K 82 kmeast
  • Girona Population: 100.3K 101 kmsoutheast
  • Terrassa Population: 218.5K 114 kmsouth
  • Sabadell Population: 211.7K 117 kmsouth
  • Toulouse Population: 511.7K 119 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Étang de Lanoux

Within 100 km: 168 historic and cultural sites, 1,721 natural sites, 246 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km230 places

  • Pic de les Molleres del Puigpedrós Mountain 16 kmSW
  • Tossa Plana de Lles Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Pic de Setut Mountain 25 kmSW
  • Tossal de l'Amorriador Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km792 places

  • Llac de Núria Lake 30 kmSE
  • Pic de la Bassera Mountain 41 kmW
  • Pic Bastiments Mountain 33 kmSE
  • Puig de Dòrria Mountain 29 kmSE

60–100 km1,113 places

  • Esglesia de Sant Esteve de Ginast Attraction 98 kmW
  • Artigue River 64 kmW
  • Pantà de Sant Antoni Lake 89 kmSW
  • Estany de Travessani Lake 84 kmW

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