- Elevation
- 722 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GVA Geneva International Airport60 km
- BRN Bern Airport72 km
About Le Château
Le Château is a village. Location: Bottens, Gros-de-Vaud District. Elevation: 722 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Olympic Museum and Sendeturm Sottens.
Climate of Le Château
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 103 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- June (123 mm)
- Driest month
- March (79 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° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 2° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 85 | 79 | 89 | 102 | 123 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 96 |
How to get to Le Château
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 60 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 12 km to the south.
Airports
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 60 kmsouthwest
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 72 kmnortheast
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 88 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 12 kmsouth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 61 kmsouthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 71 kmnortheast
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 85 kmnorthwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 126 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Le Château
Within 100 km: 192 historic and cultural sites, 2,918 natural sites, 439 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km59 places
- Lake Leman Lake 25 kmSW
- Lac de Brêt Lake 15 kmSE
- Lac Aubonne Lake 25 kmSW
- Barrage du Day Lake 23 kmNW
25–60 km1,038 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 27 kmSE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 35 kmE
- Schwarzsee Lake 49 kmE
- Lake Neuchâtel Lake 38 kmNE
60–100 km2,452 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 71 kmNE
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 89 kmE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 89 kmE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 86 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Olympic Museum Museum, Lausanne13 km S -
Sendeturm Sottens Landmark, Jorat-Menthue7.1 km NE
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Lac Les Vuargnes Lake, Lausanne6.5 km SE
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Reservesendeturm Sottens Landmark, Jorat-Menthue7.6 km NE
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Château d'Ussières Historic site, Ropraz8.3 km E
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Flon River, Canton of Vaud8.3 km S
Sources & licences
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