- Elevation
- 2,321 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport68 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport70 km
About Tête de Balme
Tête de Balme is a mountain. Location: Trient, Martigny District. Elevation: 2,321 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Arolette and Lac de Catogne.
Climate of Tête de Balme
This month · November
A wet month
Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 172 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -10°)
- Wettest month
- December (174 mm)
- Driest month
- September (110 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) | -4° | -4° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -10° | -9° | -7° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -6° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 160 | 160 | 143 | 138 | 140 | 129 | 111 | 116 | 110 | 145 | 172 | 174 |
How to get to Tête de Balme
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 68 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (70 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 60 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 68 kmwest
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 70 kmwest
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 95 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 60 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 66 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 108 kmnorth
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 136 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 154 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tête de Balme
Within 100 km: 137 historic and cultural sites, 3,840 natural sites, 497 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km637 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 19 kmNE
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 7 kmNW
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 19 kmNE
- Lac d'Orny Lake 9 kmE
25–60 km1,498 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 46 kmN
- Lake Leman Lake 59 kmNW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 34 kmNE
- Arnensee Lake 44 kmNE
60–100 km2,339 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 97 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 97 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 93 kmNE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 75 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Vallorcine Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville2.6 km W
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Vallorcine Village, Vallorcine2.7 km W
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Trient Village, Trient3.7 km NE
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Finhaut Municipality, Saint-Maurice District5 km NW
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Le Molard Village, Vallorcine2.5 km NW
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Plan de l'Envers Village, Vallorcine2.6 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Arolette Mountain, Trient0.4 km NE
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Lac de Catogne Lake, Trient0.2 km N
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Croix de Fer Mountain, Trient0.9 km NE
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Pointe du Van Mountain, Trient1.3 km NE
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Les Grandes Otanes Mountain, Valais1.7 km SE
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L'Aiguillettes des Possettes Mountain, Vallorcine2.5 km SW -
Carraye Mountain, Trient1.8 km N
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Tête de Charamillon Mountain, Chamonix1.8 km S
Sources & licences
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