Balme
Located in Kandersteg, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District Coordinates: 46°26′02″ N 7°42′42″ E
- Elevation
- 2,403 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport56 km
- LUG Lugano Airport104 km
About Balme
Balme is a mountain. Location: Kandersteg, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District. Elevation: 2,403 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Balmhorn and Gasterespitz.
Photos of Balme
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Doldenhorn Roland Zumbühl · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Balmhorn The original uploader was Telnet at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Altels Caumasee · Public domain
Climate of Balme
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 95 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 12°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -10°)
- Wettest month
- November (95 mm)
- Driest month
- September (75 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -4° | -4° | -3° | -1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -10° | -9° | -7° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 5° | 2° | -1° | -6° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 86 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 84 | 75 | 90 | 95 | 90 |
How to get to Balme
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 56 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (119 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 61 km to the north.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 56 kmnorth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 104 kmsoutheast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 119 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 61 kmnorth
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 83 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 122 kmnortheast
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 123 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 125 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Balme
Within 100 km: 156 historic and cultural sites, 6,099 natural sites, 769 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km773 places
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 7 kmN
- Daubensee Lake 7 kmW
- Blausee Lake 12 kmN
- Innersts Seewji Lake 23 kmS
25–60 km2,896 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 28 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 29 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 25 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 37 kmNE
60–100 km3,355 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 63 kmN
- Lago Nero Lake 64 kmE
- Sankt Petersinsel Island 83 kmNW
- Isole di Brissago Island 86 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ferden Municipality, Raron District5.4 km S
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Kippel Municipality, Raron District6 km SE
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Wiler (Lötschen) Municipality, Raron District6.5 km SE
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Kandersteg Village, Kandersteg7.4 km NW
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Leukerbad Municipality, Leuk District7.4 km SW
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Ferden Village, Ferden5.8 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Balmhorn Mountain, Leukerbad1.7 km SW
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Gasterespitz Mountain, Kandersteg0.7 km NW
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Burstegge Mountain, Kandersteg1.2 km E
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Lötschegletscher Natural site, Kandersteg1.2 km S
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Altels Mountain, Kandersteg2.6 km W
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Lötschberg Mountain, Ferden1.7 km SE
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Brandhubel Mountain, Kandersteg1.7 km N
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Balmhorngletscher Natural site, Kandersteg1.8 km W
More nature in Switzerland
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Doldenhorn Mountain, Kandersteg4.2 km NE
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Höje Ture Mountain, Kandersteg2.5 km NE
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Hockenhorn Mountain, Kandersteg2.6 km E
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Märbegg Mountain, Kandersteg2.9 km E
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Obers Tatelishore Mountain, Kandersteg3.2 km W
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Unders Tatelishore Mountain, Kandersteg4 km NW
Sources & licences
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