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Village

Le Château

Located in Bottens, Gros-de-Vaud District Coordinates: 46°37′14″ N 6°39′05″ E

Map showing the location of Le Château Le Château
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
722 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
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 sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Le Château
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)8785798910212310410410610310396

Other places to visit in this season: July August

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.

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