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Tour des volcans et lacs d'Auvergne
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–20 °C (54–68 °F)
- J3°-3°132
- F4°-3°112
- M7°-1°123
- A10°1°130
- M14°5°150
- J17°8°127
- J20°11°113
- A20°11°116
- S16°8°136
- O12°5°148
- N7°1°148
- D4°-2°154
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
About 196 km (122 mi) long, Tour des volcans et lacs d'Auvergne is a national hiking route in Puy-de-Dôme, France. By long-term climate averages, the best months are May–Oct.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 196 km · 122 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 200 km · 124 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- France
- Region
- Puy-de-Dôme
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- National route
- Operator (OSM)
- FFRP
- Route centre
- 45.5493, 2.8632
- Route start
- 45.4272, 2.7667
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 10699408
- Wikidata
- Q3478706
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.