Challifirn
Located in Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District Coordinates: 46°34′55″ N 8°01′46″ E
- Elevation
- 2,927 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport55 km
- LUG Lugano Airport93 km
About Challifirn
Challifirn is a natural site. Location: Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Eiger and Rots Brätt.
Photos of Challifirn
Climate of Challifirn
This month · November
A cold month
Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 82 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 6°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -8° | -8° | -7° | -5° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 6° | 3° | 0° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -12° | -11° | -6° | -3° | 0° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -9° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 76 | 72 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 74 | 75 | 82 | 76 |
How to get to Challifirn
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 55 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (105 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 60 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 55 kmnorthwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 93 kmsoutheast
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 105 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 60 kmnorthwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 96 kmnortheast
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 107 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 114 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 115 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Challifirn
Within 100 km: 217 historic and cultural sites, 6,690 natural sites, 878 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km888 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 19 kmNW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 20 kmNW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 22 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 15 kmN
25–60 km3,169 places
- Lago Nero Lake 42 kmE
- Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 56 kmNE
- Neptun-Inseln Island 56 kmNE
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 56 kmNE
60–100 km3,728 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 63 kmNW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 97 kmN
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 82 kmN
- Ufenau Island 91 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Grindelwald Village, Grindelwald4.7 km N
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Alpiglen Village, Grindelwald2.8 km NW
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Bidem Village, Grindelwald3.3 km NW
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Brandegg Village, Grindelwald3.3 km NW
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Trychelegg Village, Grindelwald3.5 km N
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Blatti Village, Grindelwald3.7 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Eiger Mountain, Lauterbrunnen1.9 km W -
Rots Brätt Mountain, Grindelwald1.3 km N
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Grosser Turm Mountain, Grindelwald1.3 km W
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Hörnli Mountain, Grindelwald1.4 km N
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Ostegg Mountain, Grindelwald1.9 km NE
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Ischmeer Natural site, Grindelwald2 km SE
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Obers Ischmeer Natural site, Grindelwald2.3 km SW
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Walcherhorn Mountain, Fieschertal2.5 km S
Sources & licences
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