- Elevation
- 2,374 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport76 km
- LUG Lugano Airport109 km
About Mont Major
Mont Major is a mountain. Location: Chalais, Sierre District. Elevation: 2,374 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Crêt du Midi and La Brinta.
Climate of Mont Major
This month · November
A cold month
Day -1° · Night -8° · Rain 93 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 13°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -11°)
- 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -5° | -4° | -2° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 4° | -1° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -10° | -7° | -3° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 1° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 85 | 88 | 78 | 76 | 85 | 87 | 76 | 82 | 69 | 88 | 93 | 92 |
How to get to Mont Major
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 76 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (110 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 76 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 76 kmnorth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 109 kmeast
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 110 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 76 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 81 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 107 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 148 kmnorth
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 149 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Crêt du Midi Mountain, Chalais0.6 km N
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La Brinta Mountain, Chalais1 km S
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Sex de la Brinta Mountain, Mont-Noble2.3 km S
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Roc d'Orzival Mountain, Anniviers3.3 km S
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Tour de Bonvin Mountain, Mont-Noble3.6 km W
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Mont Noble Mountain, Mont-Noble3.7 km SW
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Val d'Anniviers Natural site, Valais3.6 km E
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Roc de la Tsa Mountain, Mont-Noble4.1 km S
Sources & licences
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