Bois de Risoul
Located in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region Coordinates: 44°37′51″ N 6°36′42″ E
- Elevation
- 1,868 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- CUF Cuneo International Airport81 km
- TRN Turin Airport104 km
About Bois de Risoul
Bois de Risoul is a natural site. Location: Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Cuneo International Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Pic du Clocher and Chagne.
Photos of Bois de Risoul
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Mont Orel Benoît Prieur · CC0 -
Pic de Chabrières Fr.Latreille · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Bois de Risoul
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -4° · Rain 120 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- October (123 mm)
- Driest month
- July (53 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 0° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 4° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -7° | -5° | -3° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 103 | 87 | 85 | 94 | 95 | 78 | 53 | 69 | 88 | 123 | 120 | 110 |
How to get to Bois de Risoul
The nearest airport is Cuneo International Airport (CUF), 81 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (104 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 93 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Cuneo International Airport (CUF) Levaldigi (CN) 81 kmeast
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 104 kmnortheast
- Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) Nice, Alpes-Maritimes 118 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 93 kmnorthwest
- Nice Population: 342.7K 116 kmsoutheast
- Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 154 kmsouthwest
- Toulon Population: 168.7K 176 kmsouth
- Marseille Population: 877.2K 178 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bois de Risoul
Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 1,519 natural sites, 257 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km187 places
- Lac Premier Lake 21 kmSE
- Lac Vert Lake 14 kmE
- Lac Sainte-Anne Lake 16 kmE
- Lacs de Roure Lake 24 kmE
25–60 km554 places
- Clapes River 37 kmSW
- Lakes of Vens Lake 43 kmSE
- Lacs de Ténibres Lake 48 kmSE
- Lac du Saulet Lake 57 kmW
60–100 km1,128 places
- Lac Mort Lake 79 kmNW
- Lac du Vallon Lake 61 kmNW
- Lac des Vaches Lake 86 kmN
- Lac Rond Lake 85 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Risoul Village, Arrondissement of Briançon2.9 km NE
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Risoul Village, Risoul2.9 km NE
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Saint-Clément-sur-Durance Village, Arrondissement of Briançon3.3 km NW
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Guillestre Village, Arrondissement of Briançon4.4 km NE
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Guillestre Village, Guillestre4.4 km NE
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Réotier Village, Arrondissement of Briançon4 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pic du Clocher Mountain, Saint-Clément-sur-Durance2.7 km SW
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Chagne River, Hautes-Alpes3.3 km N
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Torrent de Palps River, Hautes-Alpes3.6 km W
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Fontaine pétrifiante Natural site, Hautes-Alpes4.1 km N
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Guil River, Hautes-Alpes4 km N
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Torrent de Couleau River, Hautes-Alpes4 km W
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Mont Orel Mountain, Crévoux6.9 km SW
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Gorges du Guil Natural site, Hautes-Alpes5.2 km NE
More nature in France
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Pic St-André Mountain, Saint-André-d'Embrun6.9 km S
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Pic de Chabrières Mountain, Crévoux7.1 km S
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Sommet de Cugulet Mountain, Guillestre7.8 km E
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Pic d'Escreins Mountain, Guillestre8.7 km E
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Pic de Crévoux Mountain, Crévoux9.1 km S
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Forêt de Combe Chauve Natural site, Guillestre6.1 km E
Sources & licences
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