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Natural site

Bois du Bessillon

Located in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region Coordinates: 43°32′00″ N 6°06′00″ E

Map showing the location of Bois du Bessillon Bois du Bessillon
Location in France
Elevation
555 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cotignac
4 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
TLN Toulon-Hyères Airport49 km
MRS Marseille Provence Airport73 km

About Bois du Bessillon

Bois du Bessillon is a natural site. Location: Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region. The best months to visit are June–July, September. The nearest airport is Toulon-Hyères Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Gros Bessillon and Petit Bessillon.

Climate of Bois du Bessillon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–July, September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 4° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (103 mm)
Driest month
July (20 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 Bois du Bessillon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°15°19°23°27°27°23°18°13°10°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°5°9°12°15°15°12°8°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)7460566858442047651038072

Other places to visit in this season: June July September

How to get to Bois du Bessillon

The nearest airport is Toulon-Hyères Airport (TLN), 49 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) (73 km). The nearest large city is Toulon, 48 km to the south.

Airports

  • Toulon-Hyères Airport (TLN) Hyères, Var 49 kmsouth
  • Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône 73 kmwest
  • Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) Nice, Alpes-Maritimes 91 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Toulon Population: 168.7K 48 kmsouth
  • Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 53 kmwest
  • Marseille Population: 877.2K 64 kmsouthwest
  • Nice Population: 342.7K 96 kmeast
  • Nîmes Population: 148.2K 144 kmwest

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

Day trips from Bois du Bessillon

Within 100 km: 171 historic and cultural sites, 813 natural sites, 216 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km50 places

  • Lac de Sainte-Croix Lake 21 kmW
  • Montagne des Ubacs Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Puy de la Signe Mountain 22 kmE
  • Montagne du Serré Mountain 10 kmE

25–60 km473 places

  • Plage du Grand Boucharel Beach 53 kmE
  • Plage de la Galiote Beach 53 kmE
  • Plage de Saint-Aygulf Beach 53 kmE
  • Plage de Fréjus Beach 54 kmE

60–100 km677 places

  • Clapes River 94 kmN
  • Siagne River 69 kmE
  • Plages du Prado Beach 66 kmSW
  • Neptune Plage Beach 95 kmE

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