- Elevation
- 2,167 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GVA Geneva International Airport77 km
- BRN Bern Airport81 km
About La Tour
La Tour is a mountain. Location: Bex, Aigle District. Elevation: 2,167 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Truche du Liapey and Grand Muveran.
Photos of La Tour
Climate of La Tour
This month · November
A wet month
Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -10°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -3° | -1° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 0° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -10° | -8° | -6° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 5° | 2° | -2° | -6° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 126 | 131 | 109 | 107 | 114 | 119 | 104 | 106 | 96 | 119 | 136 | 140 |
How to get to La Tour
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 77 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 77 kmwest
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 81 kmnorth
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 85 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 49 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 75 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 84 kmnorth
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 141 kmnorthwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 152 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from La Tour
Within 100 km: 144 historic and cultural sites, 4,375 natural sites, 549 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km671 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 6 kmS
- Lac de Derborence Lake 10 kmNE
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 22 kmSW
- Arnensee Lake 19 kmNE
25–60 km1,966 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 29 kmNW
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 52 kmN
- Schwarzsee Lake 50 kmN
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 56 kmNE
60–100 km2,431 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 86 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 74 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 74 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 69 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Les Plans-sur-Bex Village, Bex3.4 km NW -
Leytron Municipality, Martigny District4.7 km SE
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Bex Town, Bex8.2 km W
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Gryon Village, Gryon6.3 km NW
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Chamoson Municipality, Conthey District6.8 km E
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Lavey-Morcles Municipality, Aigle District6.1 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Truche du Liapey Mountain, Bex0.2 km NE
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Grand Muveran Mountain, Chamoson1.3 km NE -
Tête de l'Ortière Mountain, Bex0.6 km S
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Petit Muveran Mountain, Bex1.1 km SE
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Pointe d'Aufalle Mountain, Leytron1.4 km S
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Pointe des Encrennes Mountain, Bex1.4 km NE
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Grand Pena Mountain, Bex1.5 km SW
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Pte d'Aufalle Mountain, Leytron1.5 km S
Sources & licences
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