Grotte de Bange (Entrée S)
Dive site · France
Is it worth the trip?
65Good out of 100 for your dates
5 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 6°C
Wed 4 · 65 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 9°C
Thu 5 · 65 out of 100
- Wind
- 1 kn
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 12°C
Fri 6 · 65 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Rain
- 1.2 mm
- Air
- 8°C
Sat 7 · 64 out of 100
- Wind
- 2 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Rain
- 2.4 mm
- Air
- 6°C
Sun 8 · 65 out of 100
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 9°C
Mon 9 · 65 out of 100
- Wind
- 0 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Rain
- 0 mm
- Air
- 13°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 264, good
- Tue 364, good
- Wed 465, good
- Thu 565, good
- Fri 665, good
- Sat 764, good
- Sun 865, good
- Mon 965, good
- Tue 1065, good
- Wed 1161, good
The site in three facts
- Down to 30 mits deepest
- Advancedand up
- Fresh watera lake, quarry or spring
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know currents, the visibility on the day or your certification.
Fresh water: lake, river or quarry: scored by other rules.
Fresh water has no waves to forecast, so the 39 points out of 100 that a sea site gets for a calm sea are given in full. The day turns on the wind (20 points) and the rain (6); gusts of 30 kn or more still score it nothing.
No satellite reads a lake's clarity or its water, so its day is its surface alone: 65 of 100, where a sea site also scores up to 20 for how far you see and 10 for warm water (D275).
No sea temperature is read for it: nothing forecasts a lake's water, and it is often much colder at depth than at the top. Ask a dive centre what suit to bring.
Suits Advanced divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to. Scored for Advanced divers.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 64, good | 2 kn | 8kn | 0 mm | 2°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 64, good | 1 kn | 6kn | 0 mm | 6°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 65, good | 2 kn | 8kn | 0 mm | 9°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 65, good | 1 kn | 8kn | 0 mm | 12°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 65, good | 2 kn | 7kn | 1.2 mm | 8°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 64, good | 2 kn | 7kn | 2.4 mm | 6°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 65, good | 0 kn | 7kn | 0 mm | 9°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 65, good | 0 kn | 7kn | 0 mm | 13°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 65, good | 0 kn | 7kn | 0 mm | 16°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 61, good | 2 kn | 13kn | 14.4 mm | 12°C |
Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Grotte de Bange (Entrée S)
A cave dive in fresh water: a lake, quarry or spring. It goes down to 30 m. It suits Advanced divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to. No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 14 km away. The town to stay in is Alleves. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site, 1 kayak spot and 1 climbing area.
- Water Fresh water: a lake, river or quarry, not the sea. It is scored on its wind and rain only.
- What it is Cave.
- How deep Down to 30 m.
- Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, by its depth against the depths each course trains to.
- Dive centres No dive centre within 10 km, the nearest 14 km away.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,230–US$2,320 each
about US$1,230–US$2,320 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$496–US$1,030 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Total | about US$1,230–US$2,320 |
Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Alleves
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4 min by car
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Alleves its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 17h 25m
About 17h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MXP, direct, then 3h 50m by road
Flights ORD → MXP on your dates · AviasalesAdeSIM for your phone · Search on AiraloAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
In the water
Dives and courses in Alleves · GetYourGuideDive gear hire in Alleves · GetYourGuide
Dive centres nearby
Evolution 2 14 km
Annecy Plongée Nautisme 18 km
The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits
What is under the water (visibility, current, life) no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.