Flegere

📍 Rhone-Alpes , Departement de la Haute-Savoie · Nearest city: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (5 km)

65 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 2345 m · 📍 View on map

Flegere
Photo: Ermakae · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons · origen ↗
☀️ Sun times (UTC)
Best flying hours: thermals start ~2h after sunrise, peak at solar noon, glass-off from golden hour
Sunrise: 04:33
Solar noon: 11:31
Golden hour: 17:28 (last thermal + glass-off)
Sunset: 18:28
Day: 13.9 h daylight hours
Coordinates and external links
Lat / Lng: 45.96850, 6.87650
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Forecast next days

Updated: 2026-04-22 12:03 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time

2026-04-2280/100

Very favorable day for XC, cloud base ~1547 m, wind 10 km/h.

base ~1547m · wind 10 km/h
2026-04-2360/100

Flyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~1954 m, wind 14 km/h.

base ~1954m · wind 14 km/h
2026-04-2465/100

Flyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~1690 m, wind 8 km/h.

base ~1690m · wind 8 km/h
2026-04-2565/100

Flyable day, decent conditions, cloud base ~1848 m, wind 8 km/h.

base ~1848m · wind 8 km/h

Composite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.

🌬 Daily wind (next days)

04-22
→ 10
km/h medio
04-23
↙ 13
km/h medio
04-24
→ 8
km/h medio
04-25
→ 8
km/h medio

Daily summary (10m wind). Full hour × altitude chart is being added progressively.

🗓️ Best season to fly (2024 climatology)

Monthly climate score: historical avg of temp, wind, rain and cloud cover. Green = optimal month.

Jan
20
-2°C
Feb
35
-1°C
Mar
5
-1°C
Apr
20
1°C
May
20
4°C
Jun
53
10°C
Jul
68
15°C
Aug
76
16°C
Sep
45
7°C
Oct
45
7°C
Nov
40
3°C
Dec
20
-2°C

Best month: Aug (76/100, 16°C, 51mm lluvia) · Worst month: Mar (5/100, 158mm lluvia)

Takeoff orientations

NNEESE SSWWNW

Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable

Why this site has thermal potential

FactorValueInterpretation
Hotspot density (5 km)6 Medium
Avg thermal probability0.85 Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights
Solar orientation0.61 Slope faces south in northern hemisphere
Own flight history0.00 Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks

Takeoff description

east face

Rules and notes

>> July-August: be aware of no-fly-zone on south side of Chamonix (Mont Blanc -Aiguille du Midi)! (> see pix) >> LF R-30A active year round!! (> see pix!)

Pilot comments

good thermals early in the morning. Best spot of Chamonix to start cross country flights

Nearby sites

Atterrissage FFVL Bois du Bouchet (5) · Chamonix - le savoy (5) · Plan Praz/ Brevent (Chamonix) (56) · Plan de l'Aiguille (Chamonix) (50) · Tete noire de Pormenaz (48) · Grands Montets (58)

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Information derived from public data (ParaglidingEarth, kk7). Before flying: contact local pilots, check the METAR of the nearest airport and review today's forecast.