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Municipality

Gimel

Located in Morges District, Canton of Vaud Coordinates: 46°30′37″ N 6°18′24″ E

Map showing the location of Gimel Gimel
Location in Switzerland
Population
2,236
2.2K
Elevation
736 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Gimel
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport34 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport67 km

About Gimel

Gimel is a municipality. Location: Morges District, Canton of Vaud. Population: 2,236. Elevation: 736 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Mont Chaubert and Signal de Bougy.

Climate of Gimel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 140 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (144 mm)
Driest month
March (106 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 Gimel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°11°16°19°22°22°18°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°3°7°10°13°13°10°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)129127106108120129110108117123140144

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Gimel

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 34 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 25 km to the east.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 34 kmsouthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 67 kmsouth
  • Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) Dole 89 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 25 kmeast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 36 kmsouth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 85 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 100 kmnortheast
  • Dijon Population: 159.9K 133 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gimel

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 2,133 natural sites, 373 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km71 places

  • Lac de Joux Lake 15 kmN
  • Lake Leman Lake 15 kmSE
  • Lac Brenet Lake 18 kmN
  • Lac Aubonne Lake 4 kmE

25–60 km563 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 45 kmE
  • Lac des Joncs Lake 49 kmE
  • Lac des Taillères Lake 55 kmN
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 43 kmSW

60–100 km2,057 places

  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 89 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 64 kmE
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 93 kmNE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 77 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gimel

3 places
  1. 1 Gimel 1.5K

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

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Mountains & nature1

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