Kanderfirn
Located in Kandersteg, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District Coordinates: 46°28′30″ N 7°48′13″ E
- Elevation
- 2,755 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport54 km
- LUG Lugano Airport100 km
About Kanderfirn
Kanderfirn is a natural site. Location: Kandersteg, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Petersgrat and Rote Tätsch.
Photos of Kanderfirn
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Doldenhorn Roland Zumbühl · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Gspaltenhorn Zacharie Grossen · Public domain
Climate of Kanderfirn
This month · November
A cold month
Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 95 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- 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) | -6° | -6° | -5° | -3° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -12° | -11° | -9° | -5° | -1° | 2° | 2° | 0° | -4° | -8° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 86 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 84 | 75 | 90 | 95 | 90 |
How to get to Kanderfirn
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 54 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (118 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 59 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 54 kmnorthwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 100 kmsoutheast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 118 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 59 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 90 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 114 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 122 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 131 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kanderfirn
Within 100 km: 175 historic and cultural sites, 6,404 natural sites, 793 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km759 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 23 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 23 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 20 kmN
- Lake Thun Lake 25 kmN
25–60 km3,103 places
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 29 kmNE
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 36 kmNE
- Lago Nero Lake 57 kmE
- Schnäggeninseli Island 30 kmNE
60–100 km3,510 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 62 kmNW
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 97 kmN
- Sankt Petersinsel Island 83 kmNW
- Isole di Brissago Island 81 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Blatten Municipality, Raron District5.8 km SE
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Blatten Village, Blatten6.1 km S
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Wiler (Lötschen) Municipality, Raron District7.6 km S
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Kandersteg Village, Kandersteg10 km W
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Wiler Village, Kippel8.2 km S
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Kippel Municipality, Raron District9.2 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Petersgrat Mountain, Kandersteg1.5 km S
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Rote Tätsch Mountain, Blatten1.8 km S
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Mutthorn Mountain, Lauterbrunnen2.1 km NE
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Tellingletscher Natural site, Blatten2.2 km S
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Morgenhorn Mountain, Kandersteg2.4 km N
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Wyssi Frau Mountain, Kandersteg2.5 km NW
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Birghorn Mountain, Kandersteg2.7 km SW
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Alpetligletscher Natural site, Kandersteg2.7 km W
More nature in Switzerland
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Doldenhorn Mountain, Kandersteg5.3 km W
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Blümlisalphorn Mountain, Kandersteg2.9 km NW
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Blüemlisalphorn Mountain, Kandersteg2.9 km NW
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Oeschinenhorn Mountain, Kandersteg3 km W
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Morgenhorngletscher Natural site, Kandersteg2.7 km NW
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Fründenhorn Mountain, Kandersteg3.5 km W
Sources & licences
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