Jura Mountains · Vaud · SwitzerlandSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mont Tendre

1,679 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Elevation1,679 mabove sea level

Prominence451 mindependent height

Isolation39 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul16°average high

46.59° N, 6.31° EElevation 1,679 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,679 m
Mid-mountain1,220 m
Valley · Berolle766 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mont Tendre in brief

Mont Tendre rises to 1,679 m in the Jura Mountains, Vaud, Switzerland. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 451 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 16°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Berolle, 4.5 km to the SE at 766 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,679 m · 5,509 ft
Prominence: 451 m
Range: Jura Mountains
Region: Vaud
Country: Switzerland
Coordinates: 46.5947, 6.3100
Nearest airport: Geneva International Airport (GVA) · 43 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 Mont Tendre by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Mont Tendre by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	1°	3°	5°	10°	13°	16°	16°	12°	9°	4°	2°
Average low	-4°	-5°	-3°	-1°	3°	7°	9°	9°	6°	4°	-1°	-3°
Precipitation	157 mm	136 mm	144 mm	125 mm	160 mm	148 mm	136 mm	141 mm	150 mm	170 mm	157 mm	184 mm
Cloud cover	52%	52%	50%	50%	49%	43%	36%	38%	43%	50%	54%	54%
Daylight	8h 58	10h 20	11h 51	13h 33	15h 00	15h 49	15h 29	14h 14	12h 36	10h 58	9h 26	8h 36
Month score	16	16	17	17	17	37	51	53	30	17	15	15

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 · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,450 m	1,350 m	1,650 m	2,050 m	2,700 m	3,200 m	3,550 m	3,650 m	3,050 m	2,650 m	1,900 m	1,550 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	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mont Tendre in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Switzerland

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
La Dôle	1,677 m	357 m	25 km SW	17°
Pointe de Poêle Chaud	1,628 m	–	24 km SW	17°
Grand Cuney	1,602 m	–	3.6 km SW	16°
Le Suchet	1,588 m	435 m	23 km NE	17°
Le Noirmont	1,567 m	237 m	19 km SW	17°
pointe de Fin Château	1,555 m	–	23 km SW	17°
Petit Cunay	1,543 m	–	2.6 km SW	17°
Les Erouines	1,538 m	–	24 km NE	18°