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Mountain

Grand Bec

Located in Martigny-Combe, Martigny District Coordinates: 46°01′59″ N 7°02′43″ E

Map showing the location of Grand Bec Grand Bec
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,615 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Trient
3.6 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport74 km
GVA Geneva International Airport76 km

About Grand Bec

Grand Bec is a mountain. Location: Martigny-Combe, Martigny District. Elevation: 2,615 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Six des Orgues and Lac de la Breye.

Climate of Grand Bec

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -10° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Grand Bec
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-6°-3°0°5°8°11°11°7°2°-3°-6°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-11°-9°-4°-1°1°2°-1°-5°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)112116949099106909384107120124

How to get to Grand Bec

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 74 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (76 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 62 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 74 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 76 kmwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 101 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 72 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 106 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 141 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 156 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Grand Bec

Within 100 km: 130 historic and cultural sites, 3,961 natural sites, 496 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km727 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 17 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 12 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 17 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 4 kmSE

25–60 km1,532 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 47 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 30 kmNE
  • Arnensee Lake 42 kmN
  • Lauenensee Lake 46 kmNE

60–100 km2,328 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 93 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 93 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 89 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 74 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Trient Municipality, Martigny District
    3.6 km W
  • Martigny-Combe Village, Martigny-Combe
    5 km N
  • Bovernier Municipality, Martigny District
    4.5 km NE
  • Trient Village, Trient
    4.8 km NW
  • Orsières Municipality, Entremont District
    8 km SE
  • Le Fays Village, Martigny-Combe
    4.8 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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