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Mountain

Tête Noire

Located in Conthey, Conthey District Coordinates: 46°18′32″ N 7°16′36″ E

Map showing the location of Tête Noire Tête Noire
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,450 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Savièse
2.7 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport69 km
GVA Geneva International Airport90 km

About Tête Noire

Tête Noire is a mountain. Location: Conthey, Conthey District. Elevation: 2,450 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Sex Rouge and La Fava.

Climate of Tête Noire

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -9° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
December (122 mm)
Driest month
September (81 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 Tête Noire
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-2°1°6°9°13°13°9°4°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-10°-8°-3°0°3°3°0°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)110115969299102909281105119122

How to get to Tête Noire

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (90 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 55 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 69 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 90 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 100 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 55 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 72 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 88 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 141 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 142 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Tête Noire

Within 100 km: 138 historic and cultural sites, 4,903 natural sites, 597 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km603 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 20 kmSW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 6 kmSW
  • Arnensee Lake 10 kmNW
  • Lauenensee Lake 10 kmNE

25–60 km2,461 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 58 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 58 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 54 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 34 kmNW

60–100 km2,574 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 70 kmNE
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 77 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 98 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Savièse Municipality, Sion District
    2.7 km E
  • Arbaz Municipality, Sion District
    7.5 km E
  • Savièse Town, Savièse
    8.3 km SE
  • Vétroz Municipality, Conthey District
    9.2 km S
  • Gsteig Municipality, Obersimmental-Saanen District
    8.6 km N
  • Ardon Municipality, Conthey District
    9.3 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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