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Lyon
Photo: Otourly · CC BY-SA 3.0
CountryFrance
RegionMore of France
Best monthsNo clear best season
Nearest airportsLYS · Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport · 20 km
GNB · Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport · 59 km
GVA · Geneva International Airport · 112 km
GNB · Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport · 59 km
GVA · Geneva International Airport · 112 km
About
Lyon is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km southeast of Paris, 278 km north of Marseille, and 113 km southwest of Geneva, Switzerland.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
When to go
In Lyon the warmest month is July (average high 28°) and the coolest is January (7°). Most rainy days come in May.
Highlights
From OpenStreetMap records, by distance from the centre.
- Fondation BullukianMuseum · 149 m
- Théâtre des MarronniersSight · 229 m
- Musée des Hospices Civils de LyonMuseum · 339 m
- Les Bateaux LyonnaisSight · 362 m
- La Maison de GuignolSight · 548 m
- Hôtel d'EstaingSight · 552 m
- Musée Cinéma & MiniatureMuseum · 582 m
- Galerie 16Museum · 629 m
- Comédie OdéonSight · 635 m
- belvedere cardinal henri de LubacSight · 674 m
- La Tour RoseSight · 695 m
- Paroisse orthodoxe françaiseSight · 714 m
Average monthly temperature (°C)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 8 |
| Low | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Rainy days | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Climate data: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)