Chindrieux
It lies near Lake Bourget.
Geography
World Heritage Site
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Climate
Chindrieux has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Chindrieux is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,233.9 mm (48.58 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.6 °C (70.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C (36.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Chindrieux was 40.7 °C (105.3 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −19.5 °C (−3.1 °F) on 7 January 1985.
| Climate data for Chindrieux (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1982−2015) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.4 (77.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
40.7 (105.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.5 (32.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.5 (−3.1) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 95.6 (3.76) |
89.6 (3.53) |
93.4 (3.68) |
96.5 (3.80) |
102.9 (4.05) |
100.9 (3.97) |
78.5 (3.09) |
93.6 (3.69) |
118.6 (4.67) |
130.7 (5.15) |
122.1 (4.81) |
111.5 (4.39) |
1,233.9 (48.58) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.6 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 120.3 |
| Source: Météo-France | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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