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Natural site

Vallée de Joux

Located in Canton of Vaud, Switzerland Coordinates: 46°36′00″ N 6°15′00″ E

Map showing the location of Vallée de Joux Vallée de Joux
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,145 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Le Chenit
1.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport42 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport75 km

About Vallée de Joux

Vallée de Joux is a natural site. Location: Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Mont Tendre and Grand Cunay.

Climate of Vallée de Joux

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 140 mm

Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
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 Vallée de Joux
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°8°13°16°19°20°16°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°0°5°8°10°10°7°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)129127106108120129110108117123140144

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Vallée de Joux

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 42 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 31 km to the east.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 42 kmsouth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 75 kmsouth
  • Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) Dole 79 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 31 kmeast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 45 kmsouth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 74 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 99 kmnortheast
  • Dijon Population: 159.9K 123 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Vallée de Joux

Within 100 km: 190 historic and cultural sites, 1,810 natural sites, 338 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km63 places

  • Lac de Joux Lake 5 kmNE
  • Lake Leman Lake 25 kmSE
  • Lac Brenet Lake 10 kmNE
  • Lac Aubonne Lake 13 kmSE

25–60 km428 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 52 kmE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 60 kmNE
  • Lac des Joncs Lake 54 kmE
  • Lac des Taillères Lake 48 kmNE

60–100 km1,847 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 99 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 86 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 66 kmE
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 91 kmNE

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