Glacier de la Girose, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region

About Glacier de la Girose

Glacier de la Girose is a natural site. Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Pic de la Grave and Pointe de Muretouse.

Photos of Glacier de la Girose

Tête de Marsare Anthospace · CC BY-SA 4.0
Le Plaret Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Meije user:RobinL · CC BY-SA 2.5
Pic de la Grave Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
La Meije Pic Central Romaric Juvanon · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Glacier de la Girose

This month · November

A wet month

Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month: August (day 7°)
Coldest month: February (night -16°)
Wettest month: November (155 mm)
Driest month: July (67 mm)

-10° -16°

-9° -15°

-7° -13°

-1° -9°

3° -5°

7° -2°

7° -1°

4° -4°

-1° -7°

-6° -12°

-9° -14°

Jan

138

Feb

118

Mar

115

Apr

114

May

119

Jun

92

Jul

67

Aug

83

Sep

100

Oct

135

Nov

155

Dec

141

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

Climate of Glacier de la Girose
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-10°	-10°	-9°	-7°	-1°	3°	7°	7°	4°	-1°	-6°	-9°
Average low (°C)	-16°	-16°	-15°	-13°	-9°	-5°	-2°	-1°	-4°	-7°	-12°	-14°
Precipitation (mm)	138	118	115	114	119	92	67	83	100	135	155	141

How to get to Glacier de la Girose

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 77 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 47 km to the northwest.

Airports

Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 77 kmnorth
Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 83 kmnorthwest
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 104 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Grenoble Population: 158.6K 47 kmnorthwest
Geneva Population: 201.7K 134 kmnorth
Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 137 kmnorthwest
Lyon Population: 520.8K 138 kmnorthwest
Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 154 kmwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de la Girose

Within 100 km: 94 historic and cultural sites, 1,529 natural sites, 307 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km217 places

Lac du Vallon Lake 18 kmW
Lac de la Muzelle Lake 13 kmSW
Le Grand Lac (Lac Bramant) Lake 23 kmN
Lac Lauvitel Lake 15 kmW

25–60 km701 places

Lac Mort Lake 36 kmW
Lac du Saulet Lake 32 kmSW
Lac des Prés Soubeyrand Lake 59 kmSE
Lake Pierre-Châtel Lake 37 kmW

60–100 km1,012 places

Clapes River 71 kmS
St Alban Plage Beach 72 kmNW
Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 96 kmN
Plage St Jorioz Beach 94 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

La Grave Village, Arrondissement of Briançon
6.8 km NE
La Grave Village, La Grave
6.8 km NE
Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble
7.5 km SW
Les Fréaux Village, La Grave
4.5 km NE
Villar-d'Arêne Village, Arrondissement of Briançon
8.4 km NE
Les Deux Alpes Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble
10 km NW

Glacier de la Girose

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pic de la Grave Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans
0.6 km SE
Pointe de Muretouse Mountain, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region
1.3 km W
Tête Sud du Replat Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans
2.9 km SE
Tête Nord du Replat Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans
3 km SE
Tête de la Gandolière Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans
3.3 km SE
Glacier de la Selle Natural site, Isère
2.3 km SE
Le Rateau Mountain, Isère
2.4 km E
Le Plaret Mountain, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans
3.6 km S