- Elevation
- 2,497 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GVA Geneva International Airport78 km
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport84 km
About Grand Château
Grand Château is a mountain. Location: Saillon, Martigny District. Elevation: 2,497 m. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Petit Château d'Oex and Petit Château.
Climate of Grand Château
This month · November
A wet month
Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- December (140 mm)
- Driest month
- September (96 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) | -5° | -5° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 3° | -2° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -12° | -10° | -8° | -3° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 0° | -4° | -8° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 126 | 131 | 109 | 107 | 114 | 119 | 104 | 106 | 96 | 119 | 136 | 140 |
How to get to Grand Château
The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 78 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 52 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 78 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 84 kmwest
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 85 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 52 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 75 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 88 kmnorth
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 145 kmnorthwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 156 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grand Château
Within 100 km: 140 historic and cultural sites, 4,352 natural sites, 547 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km726 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 2 kmSW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 12 kmNE
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 20 kmSW
- Arnensee Lake 23 kmN
25–60 km1,890 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 33 kmNW
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 57 kmN
- Schwarzsee Lake 54 kmN
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 58 kmNE
60–100 km2,423 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 90 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 76 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 76 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 72 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Petit Château d'Oex Mountain, Saillon0.7 km W
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Petit Château Mountain, Saillon0.7 km W
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La Tsantonnaire Mountain, Saillon0.7 km NW
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Greppon Blanc Mountain, Saillon0.9 km NE
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Six Riond Mountain, Fully1 km S
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Six du Doe Mountain, Fully1.2 km W
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Grand Chavalard Mountain, Fully1.4 km SW
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Six Armaille Mountain, Leytron1.6 km N
Sources & licences
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