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Mountain

La Tessure

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°58′13″ N 7°08′31″ E

Map showing the location of La Tessure La Tessure
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,267 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Liddes
3.8 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport81 km
GVA Geneva International Airport85 km

About La Tessure

La Tessure is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,267 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Tour de Bavon and Bec Rond.

Climate of La Tessure

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
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).

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Climate of La Tessure
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°-2°0°5°8°12°13°9°5°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-8°-6°-1°2°5°7°4°0°-4°-7°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to La Tessure

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 81 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (85 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 72 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 81 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 85 kmwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 94 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 72 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 81 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 111 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 142 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 166 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from La Tessure

Within 100 km: 124 historic and cultural sites, 3,997 natural sites, 490 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km667 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 24 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 22 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 23 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 7 kmNW

25–60 km1,641 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 56 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 35 kmN
  • Arnensee Lake 47 kmN
  • Lauenensee Lake 49 kmN

60–100 km2,303 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 90 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 81 kmN

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