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Natural site

Vallon de Longon

Located in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region Coordinates: 44°08′00″ N 7°04′00″ E

Map showing the location of Vallon de Longon Vallon de Longon
Location in France
Elevation
1,584 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rougios
1.9 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCE Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport54 km
CUF Cuneo International Airport64 km

About Vallon de Longon

Vallon de Longon is a natural site. Location: Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Mont Gravières and Mercantour National Park.

Climate of Vallon de Longon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 101 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
October (119 mm)
Driest month
July (36 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 Vallon de Longon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°6°8°13°17°20°20°16°11°6°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°0°5°8°11°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)90737389866336548111910190

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Vallon de Longon

The nearest airport is Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), 54 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nice, 50 km to the south.

Airports

  • Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) Nice, Alpes-Maritimes 54 kmsouth
  • Cuneo International Airport (CUF) Levaldigi (CN) 64 kmnortheast
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 127 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Nice Population: 342.7K 50 kmsouth
  • Toulon Population: 168.7K 145 kmsouthwest
  • Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 146 kmsouthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 158 kmnorthwest
  • Marseille Population: 877.2K 165 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Vallon de Longon

Within 100 km: 124 historic and cultural sites, 994 natural sites, 231 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km166 places

  • Lakes of Vens Lake 23 kmNW
  • Lacs de Ténibres Lake 18 kmNW
  • Lac de Rabuons Lake 16 kmNW
  • Lacs Marie Lake 19 kmNW

25–60 km576 places

  • Plage de Buse Beach 52 kmSE
  • Plage Petite Afrique Beach 52 kmSE
  • Plage des Fourmis Beach 52 kmSE
  • Neptune Plage Beach 51 kmS

60–100 km607 places

  • Clapes River 64 kmNW
  • Siagne River 68 kmS
  • Plage du Grand Boucharel Beach 89 kmS
  • Plage de la Galiote Beach 87 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Rougios Village, Roure
    1.9 km S
  • Roubion Village, Arrondissement of Nice
    4.7 km S
  • Valabres Village, Roure
    2.3 km NE
  • Roure Village, Arrondissement of Nice
    5.1 km S
  • Isola Village, Arrondissement of Nice
    5.9 km N
  • Roubion Village, Roubion
    4.7 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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