- Elevation
- 738 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GVA Geneva International Airport61 km
- BRN Bern Airport69 km
About Forel
Forel is a village. Location: Oron, Lavaux-Oron District. Elevation: 738 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Zoo de Servion and Lac de Brêt.
Climate of Forel
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 108 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- June (129 mm)
- Driest month
- March (83 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) | 92 | 92 | 83 | 90 | 106 | 129 | 112 | 114 | 106 | 104 | 108 | 104 |
How to get to Forel
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 61 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 11 km to the west.
Airports
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 61 kmsouthwest
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 69 kmnortheast
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 86 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 11 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 61 kmsouthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 68 kmnortheast
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 97 kmnorthwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 128 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Forel
Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 3,391 natural sites, 468 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km125 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 14 kmSE
- Lac des Joncs Lake 14 kmE
- Lac de Brêt Lake 3 kmS
- Lac de Tanay Lake 23 kmS
25–60 km1,332 places
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 30 kmNE
- Schwarzsee Lake 41 kmE
- Lake Neuchâtel Lake 43 kmN
- Lake Murten Lake 49 kmNE
60–100 km2,588 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 69 kmNE
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 81 kmE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 81 kmE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 77 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Zoo de Servion Attraction, Servion2.4 km N
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Lac de Brêt Lake, Puidoux3.4 km S
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Mionnaz River, Switzerland3.4 km E
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Tour de Gourze Mountain, Bourg-en-Lavaux4.4 km SW
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Mont Chesau Mountain, Puidoux4.6 km SE
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Olympic Museum Museum, Lausanne11 km W
Sources & licences
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