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Lake

Lac de Salanfe

Located in Evionnaz, Saint-Maurice District Coordinates: 46°08′27″ N 6°57′31″ E

Map showing the location of Lac de Salanfe Lac de Salanfe
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,648 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Salvan
3.4 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport66 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport71 km

About Lac de Salanfe

Lac de Salanfe is a lake. Location: Evionnaz, Saint-Maurice District. Elevation: 1,648 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Lac des Ottens and La Tour.

Climate of Lac de Salanfe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
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
Climate of Lac de Salanfe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°2°4°9°13°17°17°14°9°4°2°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-4°-2°3°6°8°9°7°3°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)160160143138140129111116110145172174

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lac de Salanfe

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 66 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 49 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 66 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 71 kmwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 95 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 63 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 97 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 143 kmnorthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 144 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Lac de Salanfe

Within 100 km: 143 historic and cultural sites, 3,970 natural sites, 504 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km620 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 11 kmE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 7 kmSW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 11 kmE
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 18 kmSE

25–60 km1,607 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 34 kmN
  • Lac de la Gruyère Lake 59 kmN
  • Lake Leman Lake 50 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 25 kmNE

60–100 km2,390 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 99 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 89 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 89 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 85 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Salvan Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    3.4 km S
  • Vernayaz Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    5.7 km E
  • Salvan Village, Salvan
    5.4 km SE
  • Mex Village, Evionnaz
    5.9 km NE
  • Vernayaz Village, Vernayaz
    6.2 km E
  • Saint-Maurice Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    7.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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