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Lac de Champex

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 46°01′42″ N 7°06′59″ E

Map showing the location of Lac de Champex Lac de Champex
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,469 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Orsières
2.2 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport80 km
GVA Geneva International Airport81 km

About Lac de Champex

Lac de Champex is a lake. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 1,469 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Grands Plans and Li Blanche.

Climate of Lac de Champex

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -3° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
December (124 mm)
Driest month
September (84 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 Lac de Champex
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°4°7°12°16°19°19°15°10°4°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-4°-1°3°6°9°9°6°2°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)112116949099106909384107120124

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lac de Champex

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 80 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (81 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 66 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 80 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 81 kmwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 101 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 66 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 77 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 105 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 144 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 160 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Lac de Champex

Within 100 km: 126 historic and cultural sites, 4,082 natural sites, 497 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km768 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 17 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 17 kmW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 17 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 5 kmSW

25–60 km1,610 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 49 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 29 kmN
  • Daubensee Lake 58 kmNE
  • Arnensee Lake 41 kmN

60–100 km2,327 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 90 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 90 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 86 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 74 kmN

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