Penthalaz
Located in Gros-de-Vaud District, Canton of Vaud Coordinates: 46°36′46″ N 6°31′45″ E
- Population
- 3,258
- 3.3K
- Elevation
- 483 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Penthalaz
- Airports
- GVA Geneva International Airport53 km
- BRN Bern Airport81 km
About Penthalaz
Penthalaz is a municipality. Location: Gros-de-Vaud District, Canton of Vaud. Population: 3,258. Elevation: 483 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Olympic Museum and Mont Tendre.
Climate of Penthalaz
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 103 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 85 | 79 | 89 | 102 | 123 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 96 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Penthalaz
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 53 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 13 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 53 kmsouthwest
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 81 kmnortheast
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 83 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 13 kmsoutheast
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 54 kmsouthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 79 kmnortheast
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 81 kmnorthwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 132 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Penthalaz
Within 100 km: 182 historic and cultural sites, 2,490 natural sites, 418 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km68 places
- Lac de Joux Lake 19 kmW
- Lake Leman Lake 20 kmS
- Lac Brenet Lake 17 kmNW
- Lac de Brêt Lake 22 kmSE
25–60 km794 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 33 kmSE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 45 kmE
- Schwarzsee Lake 58 kmE
- Lake Neuchâtel Lake 44 kmNE
60–100 km2,228 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 80 kmNE
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 99 kmE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 99 kmE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 95 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Penthalaz
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Olympic Museum Museum, Lausanne14 km SE -
Mont Tendre Mountain, L'Abbaye17 km W -
Le Suchet Mountain, Rances18 km N -
Ancienne Abbatiale clunisienne Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, Romainmôtier Attraction, Romainmôtier-Envy10 km NW
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Galicien River, Switzerland10 km SE
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Musée romain de Lausanne-Vidy Museum, Lausanne12 km SE
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Lausanne Cathedral Attraction, Lausanne13 km SE
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Venoge River, Switzerland11 km S
Sources & licences
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