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

Dent d'Oche

2,221 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation2,221 mabove sea level

Prominence307 mindependent height

Isolation4.5 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul14°average high

46.35° N, 6.73° EElevation 2,221 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,221 m
Mid-mountain1,590 m
Valley · Bernex958 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Dent d'Oche in brief

Dent d'Oche rises to 2,221 m in the Chablais Massif, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 307 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 14°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to December.

The nearest town in the atlas is Bernex, 4.2 km to the W at 958 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,221 m · 7,287 ft
Prominence: 307 m
Range: Chablais Massif
Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country: France
Coordinates: 46.3531, 6.7311
Nearest airport: Geneva International Airport (GVA) · 50 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 d'Oche by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Dent d'Oche by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	0°	0°	2°	5°	8°	12°	14°	14°	10°	8°	4°	1°
Average low	-5°	-6°	-5°	-2°	2°	6°	8°	8°	5°	2°	-2°	-5°
Precipitation	173 mm	149 mm	173 mm	159 mm	218 mm	217 mm	204 mm	212 mm	198 mm	206 mm	174 mm	202 mm
Cloud cover	40%	43%	44%	47%	46%	42%	34%	36%	40%	42%	44%	42%
Daylight	9h 00	10h 21	11h 51	13h 33	14h 59	15h 47	15h 27	14h 13	12h 36	10h 58	9h 27	8h 37
Month score	21	20	19	18	18	28	42	42	22	20	19	20

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

Snow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,800 m	1,700 m	2,000 m	2,400 m	3,000 m	3,550 m	3,850 m	3,900 m	3,400 m	3,000 m	2,300 m	1,900 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Dent d'Oche in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of France

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Pointe de Fornet	2,989 m	–	22 km S	14°
Hauts-Forts	2,466 m	520 m	21 km S	12°
Cornettes de Bise	2,432 m	1,058 m	4.7 km SE	12°
Mont de Grange	2,432 m	768 m	11 km S	12°
Tête de Bostan	2,406 m	–	25 km S	13°
Tête de Lantsenaire	2,350 m	–	4.5 km SE	12°
Pointe de Vorlaz	2,346 m	230 m	20 km S	13°
Tour d'Aï	2,331 m	886 m	21 km E	13°