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Natural site

Glacier des Martinets

Located in Bex, Aigle District Coordinates: 46°12′17″ N 7°05′09″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier des Martinets Glacier des Martinets
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,343 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lavey-Morcles
3.6 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport75 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport82 km

About Glacier des Martinets

Glacier des Martinets is a natural site. Location: Bex, Aigle District. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Tête Noire and Tita Sèri.

Climate of Glacier des Martinets

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
August (day 13°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
December (140 mm)
Driest month
September (96 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 Glacier des Martinets
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°-2°1°6°10°13°13°9°4°-1°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-9°-7°-2°1°3°4°1°-3°-7°-10°
Precipitation (mm)12613110910711411910410696119136140

How to get to Glacier des Martinets

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 75 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 49 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 75 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 82 kmwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 85 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 73 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 87 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 142 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 155 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier des Martinets

Within 100 km: 140 historic and cultural sites, 4,298 natural sites, 540 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km693 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 3 kmS
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 13 kmNE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 19 kmSW
  • Arnensee Lake 23 kmNE

25–60 km1,840 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 30 kmNW
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 55 kmN
  • Schwarzsee Lake 53 kmN
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 59 kmNE

60–100 km2,445 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 89 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 77 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 77 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lavey-Morcles Municipality, Aigle District
    3.6 km W
  • Collonges Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    3.6 km SW
  • Fully Municipality, Martigny District
    5.6 km S
  • Leytron Municipality, Martigny District
    5.4 km E
  • Saint-Maurice Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    5.8 km W
  • Bex Town, Bex
    7.7 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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