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Municipality

Montanaire

Located in Gros-de-Vaud District, Canton of Vaud Coordinates: 46°41′50″ N 6°45′18″ E

Map showing the location of Montanaire Montanaire
Location in Switzerland
Population
2,719
2.7K
Elevation
797 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
11
listed under Montanaire
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport62 km
GVA Geneva International Airport71 km

About Montanaire

Montanaire is a municipality. Location: Gros-de-Vaud District, Canton of Vaud. Population: 2,719. Elevation: 797 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Reservesendeturm Sottens and Sendeturm Sottens.

Climate of Montanaire

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 96 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (115 mm)
Driest month
March (77 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 Montanaire
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°11°16°19°22°22°18°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°2°6°9°11°11°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)81787785102115103107100969691

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Montanaire

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 62 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (71 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 22 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 62 kmnortheast
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 71 kmsouthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 99 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 22 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 60 kmnortheast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 72 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 83 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 114 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Montanaire

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 3,097 natural sites, 451 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km79 places

  • Etang de la Luneire Lake 21 kmE
  • Lac de Brêt Lake 20 kmS
  • Etangs des Gours Lake 21 kmNE
  • Cottens See Lake 21 kmE

25–60 km1,000 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 60 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 51 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 30 kmS
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 26 kmE

60–100 km2,662 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 81 kmE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 81 kmE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 78 kmE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 93 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Montanaire

11 places
  1. 1 Thierrens 599
  2. 2 Chapelle-sur-Moudon 204
  3. 3 Peyres-Possens 140

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages8

Nearby attractions & nature

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