Village

Giétroz

Located in Finhaut, Saint-Maurice District Coordinates: 46°03′52″ N 6°57′20″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 1,360 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: NCY Annecy Meythet airport68 km; GVA Geneva International Airport68 km

About Giétroz

Giétroz is a village. Location: Finhaut, Saint-Maurice District. Elevation: 1,360 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Six Jeur and Tête du Loup.

Photos of Giétroz

Tour Sallière Champer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Le Grand-Perron Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mont Ruan Svp59 · Public domain
Aiguille de Praz Torent Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
L'Aiguillettes des Possettes Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Giétroz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month: August (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night -4°)
Wettest month: December (174 mm)
Driest month: September (110 mm)

2° -4°

4° -2°

6° 0°

11° 4°

15° 8°

19° 10°

19° 11°

16° 9°

11° 5°

6° 1°

3° -2°

Jan

160

Feb

160

Mar

143

Apr

138

May

140

Jun

129

Jul

111

Aug

116

Sep

110

Oct

145

Nov

172

Dec

174

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 Giétroz
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	2°	4°	6°	11°	15°	19°	19°	16°	11°	6°	3°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-4°	-2°	0°	4°	8°	10°	11°	9°	5°	1°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	160	160	143	138	140	129	111	116	110	145	172	174

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Giétroz

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 68 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (68 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 56 km to the northwest.

Airports

Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 68 kmwest
Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 68 kmwest
Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 96 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Lausanne Population: 139.1K 56 kmnorthwest
Geneva Population: 201.7K 64 kmwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 105 kmnorth
Grenoble Population: 158.6K 138 kmsouthwest
Besançon Population: 128.4K 150 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Giétroz

Within 100 km: 139 historic and cultural sites, 3,882 natural sites, 495 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km623 places

Lac de Fully Lake 17 kmNE
Lac d'Émosson Lake 4 kmNW
Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 17 kmNE
Lac d'Orny Lake 11 kmSE

25–60 km1,536 places

Ile de Salagnon Island 42 kmN
Lake Leman Lake 56 kmNW
Lac de Derborence Lake 31 kmNE
Arnensee Lake 41 kmNE

60–100 km2,357 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 95 kmNE
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 95 kmNE
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 91 kmNE
Ile d'Ogoz Island 71 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Six Jeur Mountain, Finhaut
1.2 km W
Tête du Loup Mountain, Finhaut
1.3 km SW
Tête à Gay Mountain, Finhaut
1.6 km N
Bel Oiseau Mountain, Finhaut
2.1 km NW
La Reffa Mountain, Finhaut
2.2 km NW
Treutse à l'Aille Mountain, Trient
1.9 km SE

Giétroz

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026