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Lake

Etang d'Arvige

Located in Savièse, Sion District Coordinates: 46°15′49″ N 7°21′16″ E

Map showing the location of Etang d'Arvige Etang d'Arvige
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,069 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Savièse
1.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport73 km
GVA Geneva International Airport96 km

About Etang d'Arvige

Etang d'Arvige is a lake. Location: Savièse, Sion District. Elevation: 1,069 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Etang des Rochés and Etang de Montone.

Climate of Etang d'Arvige

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 99 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (104 mm)
Driest month
September (70 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 Etang d'Arvige
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°10°15°19°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°1°6°9°11°11°8°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)9399787484918083709199104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Etang d'Arvige

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 73 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (96 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 62 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 73 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 96 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 104 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 76 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 93 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 145 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 150 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Etang d'Arvige

Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 5,050 natural sites, 614 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km673 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 22 kmSW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 11 kmW
  • Arnensee Lake 18 kmNW
  • Lauenensee Lake 15 kmN

25–60 km2,536 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 58 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 58 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 54 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km2,583 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 79 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 69 kmNE
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 76 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 94 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Savièse Town, Savièse
    1.5 km SW
  • Grimisuat Municipality, Sion District
    2.2 km SE
  • Mocevron Village, Savièse
    0.3 km NW
  • Grimisuat Village, Grimisuat
    2.3 km E
  • Prafirmin Village, Savièse
    0.4 km NW
  • Sion Municipality, Sion District
    3.8 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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