Bois des Dames
Located in Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region Coordinates: 44°11′01″ N 4°56′59″ E
- Elevation
- 110 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- AVN Avignon Caumont airport31 km
- FNI Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport64 km
About Bois des Dames
Bois des Dames is a natural site. Location: Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region. The best months to visit are May, September. The nearest airport is Avignon Caumont airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Gayère and Mars.
Climate of Bois des Dames
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, September.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 13° · Night 5° · Rain 74 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (126 mm)
- Driest month
- July (37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 23° | 27° | 31° | 30° | 25° | 19° | 13° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 70 | 55 | 61 | 76 | 78 | 56 | 37 | 54 | 96 | 126 | 74 | 67 |
How to get to Bois des Dames
The nearest airport is Avignon Caumont airport (AVN), 31 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) (85 km). The nearest large city is Nîmes, 61 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Avignon Caumont airport (AVN) Avignon 31 kmsouth
- Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport (FNI) Nîmes/Garons 64 kmsouthwest
- Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône 85 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Nîmes Population: 148.2K 61 kmsouthwest
- Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 83 kmsoutheast
- Marseille Population: 877.2K 104 kmsouth
- Montpellier Population: 248.3K 107 kmsouthwest
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 126 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bois des Dames
Within 100 km: 152 historic and cultural sites, 812 natural sites, 246 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km49 places
- Île d'Oiselet Island 20 kmSW
- Île de la Piboulette Island 21 kmSW
- Île de Miémar Island 19 kmSW
- Île du Colombier Island 18 kmW
25–60 km289 places
- Alba-la-Romaine (Ardèche, France) -- Théâtre gallo-romain Historic site 50 kmNW
- Îles Margeries Island 33 kmNW
- Île de la Barthelasse Island 25 kmS
- L'ile aux castors Island 32 kmS
60–100 km872 places
- Plage de Sainte-Croix Beach 95 kmS
- Plage des Laurons Beach 92 kmS
- Plage Napoléon Beach 93 kmS
- Plage de Piemanson Beach 94 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Violès Village, Arrondissement of Carpentras2.4 km S
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Violès Village, Violès2.5 km S
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Travaillan Village, Arrondissement of Carpentras3.8 km W
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Travaillan Village, Travaillan3.9 km W
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Sablet Village, Arrondissement of Carpentras4.6 km E
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Sablet Village, Sablet4.6 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gayère River, Vaucluse3.8 km NW
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Mars Mountain, Séguret9 km NE
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Théos Mountain, Vaison-la-Romaine11 km NE
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Bois de la Montagne Natural site, Vaucluse11 km W
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Auzière Mountain, Mérindol-les-Oliviers22 km NE
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Sommet de la Plate Mountain, Malaucène22 km E
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Pic du Comte Mountain, Beaumont-du-Ventoux23 km E
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Moure Frey Mountain, Beauvoisin24 km NE
Sources & licences
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