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Lac Brenet

Located in Canton of Vaud, Switzerland Coordinates: 46°40′22″ N 6°19′22″ E

Map showing the location of Lac Brenet Lac Brenet
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,000 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Les Charbonnières
0.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport51 km
DLE Dole Tavaux Airport79 km

About Lac Brenet

Lac Brenet is a lake. Location: Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Elevation: 1,000 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include L'Aouille and La Dent.

Climate of Lac Brenet

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 130 mm

Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (133 mm)
Driest month
March (100 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
Climate of Lac Brenet
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°6°9°14°17°20°20°16°12°6°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°1°5°8°10°10°7°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)119116100104119127107105116117130133

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lac Brenet

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 51 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 29 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 51 kmsouth
  • Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) Dole 79 kmnorthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 84 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 29 kmsoutheast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 54 kmsouth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 68 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 91 kmeast
  • Dijon Population: 159.9K 122 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Lac Brenet

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 1,793 natural sites, 348 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

  • Lac de Joux Lake 4 kmSW
  • Lac Aubonne Lake 18 kmS
  • Barrage du Day Lake 8 kmNE
  • Pré Cordey Lake 19 kmE

25–60 km418 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 50 kmSE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 60 kmE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 51 kmNE
  • Lac de la Gruyère Lake 59 kmE

60–100 km1,841 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 91 kmE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 77 kmNE
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 83 kmNE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 73 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Les Charbonnières Village, Le Lieu
    0.9 km SW
  • L'Abbaye Municipality, Jura-Nord vaudois District
    4.4 km S
  • Le Pont Village, L'Abbaye
    1 km SE
  • Le Lieu Municipality, Jura-Nord vaudois District
    4.3 km SW
  • Vallorbe Municipality, Jura-Nord vaudois District
    5.4 km NE
  • Vaulion Municipality, Jura-Nord vaudois District
    4.9 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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