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Emosson

Located in Finhaut, Saint-Maurice District Coordinates: 46°04′00″ N 6°55′00″ E

Map showing the location of Emosson Emosson
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,900 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport65 km
GVA Geneva International Airport65 km

About Emosson

Emosson is a village. Location: Finhaut, Saint-Maurice District. Elevation: 1,900 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Tête du Largey and Aiguilles du Van.

Climate of Emosson

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
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).

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Climate of Emosson
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°-1°0°3°8°12°15°16°12°8°3°0°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-6°-4°1°4°7°8°5°2°-3°-6°
Precipitation (mm)160160143138140129111116110145172174

How to get to Emosson

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 65 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (65 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 55 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 65 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 65 kmwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 94 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 55 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 61 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 106 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 136 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 148 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Emosson

Within 100 km: 138 historic and cultural sites, 3,820 natural sites, 497 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km585 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 19 kmNE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 2 kmN
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 18 kmNE
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 14 kmSE

25–60 km1,508 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 42 kmN
  • Lake Leman Lake 54 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 33 kmNE
  • Arnensee Lake 43 kmNE

60–100 km2,362 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 97 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 97 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 93 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 72 kmN

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