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L'Escalade
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Traditional festivalGeneva, Switzerland

L'Escalade

December
MonthsDecember
How oftenEvery year
TypeTraditional festival
TownGenevaGeneva
46.20° N, 6.15° EUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
When to goGeneva · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec58October
Best timeMay–Jun · Sep
October: high / low17° / 7°
Traditional festival

L'Escalade in brief

L'Escalade takes place every year in December in Geneva (Switzerland).

In December, Geneva averages daytime highs of 6° and night-time lows of 0° — cold weather by day. Expect around 104 mm of precipitation spread over about 14 wet days, with average cloud cover near 42%.

Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.

Geneva · December

Weather nearby now

Geneva
13°
Cloudy now
Wind5 km/h
Humidity58%
Cloud cover100%
Today
22 Oct
14°
5°
Fri
23 Oct
14°
7°
11 mm
Sat
24 Oct
10°
4°
17 mm
Sun
25 Oct
13°
7°
12 mm
Mon
26 Oct
16°
8°

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

Weather in Geneva in December

MonthHigh / lowWet days (≥1 mm)PrecipitationScore
December6° / 0°14104 mm20/100 · poor

Geneva through the year

  1. Jan
  2. Feb1
  3. Mar1
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  5. May
  6. Jun
  7. Jul
  8. Aug
  9. Sep
  10. Oct1
  11. Nov1
  12. Dec
Only the month is given: the exact dates change from year to year.
Around here

Geneva and around

Geneva
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Geneva

Geneva · Switzerland
May–Jun · Sepbest months
27°July high
400 maltitude
Geneva

Nature

Arve
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2.0 km W

Arve

River · 2,170 m
Arve
Versoix
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8.3 km N

Versoix

River · 378 m
Versoix
Allondon
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11 km W

Allondon

River
Allondon

Mountains

Pointe Blanche
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33 km SE

Pointe Blanche

2,438 m
Pointe Blanche
Pic de Jallouvre
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33 km SE

Pic de Jallouvre

2,408 m
Pic de Jallouvre
Pointe du Midi
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33 km SE

Pointe du Midi

2,364 m
Pointe du Midi

Heritage

Immeuble Clarté
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0.9 km E

Immeuble Clarté

part of UNESCO World Heritage Site · 1932
Immeuble Clarté
Palace of Nations
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2.7 km N

Palace of Nations

class A Swiss cultural property of national significance · 1938
Palace of Nations
St. Pierre Cathedral
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0.3 km SE

St. Pierre Cathedral

class A Swiss cultural property of national significance · 1150
St. Pierre Cathedral

Museums

Museum of Art and History Geneva
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0.6 km SE

Museum of Art and History Geneva

Art museum · 1910
Museum of Art and History Geneva
Natural History Museum of Geneva
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1.0 km E

Natural History Museum of Geneva

Science museum · 1794
Natural History Museum of Geneva
Bodmer Foundation
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3.0 km NE

Bodmer Foundation

1971
Bodmer Foundation