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Maison du lac Alice Milliat
Sailing spot · France
Is it worth the trip?
10Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: not enough of the right wind, 8 kn gusting 16
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 5kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 14°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 14°C
Wed 4 · 30 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 16kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 11°C
Thu 5 · 22 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 13°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 1 knF0
- Gusts
- 4kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 16°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 15°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 4 knF2
- Gusts
- 10kn
- Shore
- –
- Water
- –
- Air
- 15°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 444, poor
- Thu 558, fair
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 5 knotsF2 | 10kn | – | – | 17°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 1 knotF0 | 5kn | – | – | 14°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 2 knotsF1 | 7kn | – | – | 14°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 44, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 8 knotsF3 | 16kn | – | – | 11°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 58, fair | wind from the north-east, 9 knotsF3 | 20kn | – | – | 13°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 1 knotF0 | 4kn | – | – | 16°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knotsF1 | 7kn | – | – | 15°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 4 knotsF2 | 10kn | – | – | 15°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 15kn | – | – | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 10kn | – | – | 18°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
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the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Maison du lac Alice Milliat
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. We don't know which way the shore faces here, so we can't warn of offshore wind: kite and windsurf aren't scored.
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it. The town to stay in is Montpellier. Within 5 km we also list 1 mountain bike area.
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$1,120–US$2,120 each
about US$1,120–US$2,120 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 MPL, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$489–US$1,010 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$33–US$54 |
| 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$1,120–US$2,120 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Montpellier
10 min by car · 127 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Montpellier 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 30m
About 17h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → MPL, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), then 35 min by road
Flights ORD → MPL on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.