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Lake

Lac Noir

Located in Anniviers, Sierre District Coordinates: 46°15′00″ N 7°37′54″ E

Map showing the location of Lac Noir Lac Noir
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,498 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Chandolin
2.9 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport74 km
LUG Lugano Airport103 km

About Lac Noir

Lac Noir is a lake. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. Elevation: 2,498 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Arête des Ombrintses and Schwarzhorn.

Climate of Lac Noir

This month · November

A cold month

Day -2° · Night -9° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
November (93 mm)
Driest month
September (69 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 Noir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-3°0°5°9°12°12°8°4°-2°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-10°-8°-3°0°2°3°0°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)858878768587768269889392

How to get to Lac Noir

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 74 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (109 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 79 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 74 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 103 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 109 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 79 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 82 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 115 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 143 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 146 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Lac Noir

Within 100 km: 111 historic and cultural sites, 5,695 natural sites, 695 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km704 places

  • Daubensee Lake 18 kmN
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 13 kmE
  • Etang des Mouchys Lake 24 kmW
  • Illsee Lake 1 kmN

25–60 km2,812 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 50 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 50 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 46 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 58 kmNE

60–100 km2,985 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 81 kmN
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 64 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 73 kmE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Chandolin Village, Anniviers
    2.9 km W
  • Agarn Municipality, Leuk District
    3.4 km NE
  • Saint-Luc Village, Anniviers
    4.2 km SW
  • Leuk Municipality, Leuk District
    4.9 km N
  • Vissoie Village, Anniviers
    5.1 km SW
  • Oberems Municipality, Leuk District
    5.6 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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