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Aspen

Located in Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District Coordinates: 46°37′10″ N 8°00′22″ E

Map showing the location of Aspen Aspen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,109 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport51 km
LUG Lugano Airport98 km

About Aspen

Aspen is a village. Location: Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District. Elevation: 1,109 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Rots Brätt and Eiger.

Climate of Aspen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
August (86 mm)
Driest month
February (72 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).

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Climate of Aspen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°5°7°11°15°17°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°-1°1°6°9°12°13°10°7°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)767280757583858674758276

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Aspen

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 51 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (102 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 56 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 51 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 98 kmsoutheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 102 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 93 kmnortheast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 106 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 109 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 113 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Aspen

Within 100 km: 223 historic and cultural sites, 6,581 natural sites, 882 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km868 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 16 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 16 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 19 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 11 kmN

25–60 km3,087 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 59 kmNW
  • Lago Nero Lake 45 kmSE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 53 kmNE
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 55 kmNE

60–100 km3,731 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 94 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 78 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 89 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 83 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Rots Brätt Mountain, Grindelwald
    3.3 km SE
  • Eiger Mountain, Lauterbrunnen
    4.7 km S
  • Sattelegg Mountain, Grindelwald
    3.5 km W
  • Hörnli Mountain, Grindelwald
    3.7 km SE
  • Ostegg Mountain, Grindelwald
    3.7 km SE
  • Wysshorn Mountain, Grindelwald
    3.7 km W

Sources & licences

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