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Village

Fossaz

Located in Saint-Nicolas, Province of Aosta Coordinates: 45°42′59″ N 7°10′02″ E

Fossaz
Dominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
100
100
Elevation
1,208 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Rome · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
TRN Turin Airport69 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport86 km

About Fossaz

Fossaz is a village. Location: Saint-Nicolas, Province of Aosta. Population: 100. Elevation: 1,208 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Mont Greume and Pointe Aouillette.

Climate of Fossaz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 114 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
November (114 mm)
Driest month
July (76 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 Fossaz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°10°15°18°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-2°1°5°9°11°12°8°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)104108939410293768579112114113

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Fossaz

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Geneva, 96 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 69 kmsoutheast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 86 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 100 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 96 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 128 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 139 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 178 kmwest

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

Day trips from Fossaz

Within 100 km: 111 historic and cultural sites, 3,423 natural sites, 397 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km135 places

  • Grand Lé Lake 20 kmN
  • Petit Lé Lake 19 kmN
  • Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 19 kmN
  • Lacs de Fenêtre Lake 19 kmN

25–60 km1,490 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 52 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 46 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 52 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 33 kmN

60–100 km2,306 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 83 kmN
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 97 kmNE
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 71 kmNE
  • Lake Leman Lake 97 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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