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Etang de Montone

Located in Savièse, Sion District Coordinates: 46°15′34″ N 7°20′49″ E

Map showing the location of Etang de Montone Etang de Montone
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,071 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Savièse
0.9 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport74 km
GVA Geneva International Airport95 km

About Etang de Montone

Etang de Montone is a lake. Location: Savièse, Sion District. Elevation: 1,071 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Etang des Rochés and Etang d'Arvige.

Climate of Etang de Montone

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).

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Climate of Etang de Montone
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 de Montone

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 74 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (95 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 62 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 74 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 95 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 103 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 77 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 de Montone

Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 5,017 natural sites, 613 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km663 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 21 kmSW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 10 kmW
  • Arnensee Lake 18 kmNW
  • Lauenensee Lake 15 kmN

25–60 km2,525 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 59 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 59 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 55 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km2,570 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 79 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 70 kmNE
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 77 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 94 kmE

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