- Elevation
- 3,514 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport75 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport80 km
About Grand Darrey
Grand Darrey is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 3,514 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Grand Darray and Petit Darrey.
Photos of Grand Darrey
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Mont Dolent Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 -
Aiguille du Chardonnet O.Taris · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Aiguille du Passon Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Grand Darrey
This month · November
A wet month
Day -8° · Night -12° · Rain 164 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 5°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -17°)
- Wettest month
- November (164 mm)
- Driest month
- July (99 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) | -11° | -11° | -10° | -9° | -4° | 0° | 4° | 5° | 1° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Average low (°C) | -17° | -17° | -16° | -14° | -9° | -6° | -3° | -2° | -4° | -8° | -12° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 146 | 143 | 139 | 134 | 114 | 99 | 107 | 103 | 138 | 164 | 156 |
How to get to Grand Darrey
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 75 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (80 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 70 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 75 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 80 kmnorthwest
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 96 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 70 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 76 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 114 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 136 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 164 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grand Darrey
Within 100 km: 129 historic and cultural sites, 3,874 natural sites, 481 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km597 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 25 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 18 kmNW
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 25 kmN
- Lac d'Orny Lake 5 kmN
25–60 km1,567 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 55 kmN
- Lac de Derborence Lake 38 kmN
- Arnensee Lake 49 kmN
- Lauenensee Lake 53 kmNE
60–100 km2,320 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 99 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 99 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 95 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 82 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Grand Darray Mountain, Orsières<0.1 km W
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Petit Darrey Mountain, Orsières0.3 km W
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Petit Darray Mountain, Orsières0.3 km W
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Glacier du Darray Natural site, Orsières0.3 km NE
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Pointes des Essettes Mountain, Orsières0.5 km SE
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Tita Neire Mountain, Orsières0.6 km NE
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Glacier de Treutse Bô Natural site, Orsières0.8 km SE
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Glacier des Planereuses Natural site, Orsières0.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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