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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 8° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 25° | 28° | 28° | 22° | 17° | 12° | 9° |
| Average low | 1° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 1° |
| Precipitation | 89 mm | 63 mm | 61 mm | 104 mm | 113 mm | 75 mm | 61 mm | 73 mm | 157 mm | 185 mm | 143 mm | 108 mm |
| Cloud cover | 38% | 36% | 33% | 36% | 35% | 26% | 18% | 21% | 26% | 38% | 39% | 40% |
| Daylight | 9h 12 | 10h 27 | 11h 52 | 13h 27 | 14h 47 | 15h 31 | 15h 13 | 14h 04 | 12h 34 | 11h 03 | 9h 38 | 8h 52 |
| Month score | 30 | 38 | 56 | 58 | 67 | 79 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 30 | 24 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 1,400 m | 1,450 m | 1,900 m | 2,350 m | 2,950 m | 3,600 m | 4,000 m | 3,950 m | 3,300 m | 2,650 m | 1,950 m | 1,500 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Dent de Rez in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of FrancePeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neck de Sceautres | 540 m | – | 22 km N | 28° |
| Sommet de Sigaud | 320 m | – | 8.7 km W | 30° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Bidon
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · 7.5 km S
19°Oct high
10wet days
74score
Around here
Gras and around
Nature
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Chauvet Cave
Cave
Mountains
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Le Coulet Gras
1,221 m
Heritage
Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Gras
monument historique inscrit
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Chauvet Cave
classified historical monument
Museums
Musée départemental archéologique d'Alba-la-Romaine
Archaeological museum



















































































