Howang
Located in Kandersteg, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District Coordinates: 46°30′33″ N 7°38′40″ E
- Elevation
- 2,519 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport46 km
- LUG Lugano Airport113 km
About Howang
Howang is a mountain. Location: Kandersteg, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District. Elevation: 2,519 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include First and Stand.
Climate of Howang
This month · November
A wet month
Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 107 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- June (113 mm)
- Driest month
- September (83 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) | -6° | -6° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 3° | -3° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -11° | -8° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 2° | -1° | -4° | -9° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 97 | 103 | 89 | 91 | 102 | 113 | 101 | 103 | 83 | 99 | 107 | 110 |
How to get to Howang
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 46 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (122 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 51 km to the north.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 46 kmnorth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 113 kmsoutheast
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 122 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 51 kmnorth
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 78 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 117 kmnorth
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 118 kmnortheast
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 120 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Howang
Within 100 km: 170 historic and cultural sites, 6,055 natural sites, 775 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km722 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 23 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 23 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 19 kmNE
- Lake Thun Lake 21 kmN
25–60 km2,735 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 54 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 34 kmNE
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 41 kmNE
- Ile de Salagnon Island 59 kmW
60–100 km3,543 places
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 99 kmNE
- Lago Nero Lake 69 kmE
- Sankt Petersinsel Island 73 kmNW
- Isole di Brissago Island 94 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kandersteg Village, Kandersteg2.7 km SE
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Kandergrund Municipality, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District3.9 km NE
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Metsch Village, Adelboden1.6 km W
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Frutigen Municipality, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District5.9 km N
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Oberi Lauene Neighbourhood, Kandergrund2.1 km NE
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Blausee Village, Kandergrund3.1 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
First Mountain, Kandersteg0.5 km S
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Stand Mountain, Kandergrund0.7 km N
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Hohwang Mountain, Kandersteg0.8 km S
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Golitschehöri Mountain, Kandergrund0.9 km N
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Allmegrat Mountain, Frutigen1.2 km SW
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Widerhubel Mountain, Frutigen1.4 km W
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Metschhore Mountain, Frutigen1.6 km W
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Chilchhore Mountain, Frutigen1.6 km N
More nature in Switzerland
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Doldenhorn Mountain, Kandersteg8.3 km SE -
Hellhore Mountain, Kandersteg2.4 km S
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Alpschelehubel Mountain, Kandersteg2.5 km S
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Chlyne Loner Mountain, Kandersteg2.9 km SW
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Bire Mountain, Kandersteg4.2 km E
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Jegertosse Mountain, Kandersteg4.8 km SE
Sources & licences
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