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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · FranceSummit weather, forecast and climate

Dent de Rez

726 m
Elevation726 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation29 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul28°average high
44.43° N, 4.50° EElevation 726 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit726 m
  • Mid-mountain530 m
  • Valley · Gras338 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Dent de Rez in brief

Dent de Rez rises to 726 m, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 28°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Gras, 3.3 km to the NE at 338 m.

Facts

Elevation
726 m · 2,382 ft
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
44.4294, 4.5026
Nearest airport
Avignon Caumont airport (AVN) · 66 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Dent de Rez by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°8°1°Jan9°0°Feb13°3°Mar16°5°Apr20°8°May25°12°Jun28°15°Jul28°15°Aug22°11°Sep17°8°Oct12°4°Nov9°1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Dent de Rez by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high8°9°13°16°20°25°28°28°22°17°12°9°
Average low1°0°3°5°8°12°15°15°11°8°4°1°
Precipitation89 mm63 mm61 mm104 mm113 mm75 mm61 mm73 mm157 mm185 mm143 mm108 mm
Cloud cover38%36%33%36%35%26%18%21%26%38%39%40%
Daylight9h 1210h 2711h 5213h 2714h 4715h 3115h 1314h 0412h 3411h 039h 388h 52
Month score303856586779716967593024

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,400 m1,450 m1,900 m2,350 m2,950 m3,600 m4,000 m3,950 m3,300 m2,650 m1,950 m1,500 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Dent de Rez in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of France
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Neck de Sceautres540 m–22 km N28°
Sommet de Sigaud320 m–8.7 km W30°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Gras
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Gras

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 3.3 km NE
19°Oct high
10wet days
74score
Gras
Saint-Remèze
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Saint-Remèze

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 4.1 km S
19°Oct high
10wet days
74score
Saint-Remèze
Lagorce
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Lagorce

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 7.1 km W
19°Oct high
10wet days
74score
Lagorce
Bidon
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Bidon

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 7.5 km S
19°Oct high
10wet days
74score
Bidon
Around here

Gras and around

Gras
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Gras

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France
Apr–May · Sepbest months
30°July high
338 maltitude
Gras

Nature

Chauvet Cave
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12 km SW

Chauvet Cave

Cave
Chauvet Cave
Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche
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9.8 km SW

Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche

Cave
Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche
Aven Marzal
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8.5 km S

Aven Marzal

Cave
Aven Marzal

Mountains

Rocher d'Abraham
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39 km NW

Rocher d'Abraham

1,498 m · serre de la Croix de Bauzons
Rocher d'Abraham
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38 km N

Le Coulet Gras

1,221 m
Le Coulet Gras
Cham du Cros
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30 km NW

Cham du Cros

1,202 m · Tanargue
Cham du Cros

Heritage

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Gras
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under 100 m NW

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Gras

monument historique inscrit
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Gras
Chapelle Saint-Blaise
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0.3 km NE

Chapelle Saint-Blaise

monument historique inscrit
Chapelle Saint-Blaise
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12 km SW

Chauvet Cave

classified historical monument
Chauvet Cave

Museums

Musée départemental archéologique d'Alba-la-Romaine
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14 km N

Musée départemental archéologique d'Alba-la-Romaine

Archaeological museum
Musée départemental archéologique d'Alba-la-Romaine