Wächselgletscher
Located in Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District Coordinates: 46°36′33″ N 8°05′12″ E
- Elevation
- 2,651 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport56 km
- LUG Lugano Airport92 km
About Wächselgletscher
Wächselgletscher is a natural site. Location: Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Ankenbälli and Gwächta.
Photos of Wächselgletscher
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Schreckhorn Johannes-dilger at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
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Lauteraarhorn Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Rosenhorn Orion666 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Wächselgletscher
This month · November
A cold month
Day -2° · Night -7° · Rain 82 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | -6° | -6° | -5° | -3° | 1° | 5° | 7° | 8° | 5° | 2° | -2° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -11° | -9° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 3° | 0° | -3° | -7° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 76 | 72 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 74 | 75 | 82 | 76 |
How to get to Wächselgletscher
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 56 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (101 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 62 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 56 kmnorthwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 92 kmsoutheast
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 101 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 62 kmnorthwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 91 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 111 kmnortheast
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 112 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 113 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wächselgletscher
Within 100 km: 218 historic and cultural sites, 6,694 natural sites, 905 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km921 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 22 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 22 kmW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 25 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 15 kmNW
25–60 km3,170 places
- Lago Nero Lake 39 kmSE
- Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 51 kmNE
- Neptun-Inseln Island 51 kmNE
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 51 kmNE
60–100 km3,726 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 64 kmNW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 93 kmN
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 78 kmN
- Ufenau Island 86 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Grindelwald Village, Grindelwald4.2 km NW
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Pfingstegg Village, Grindelwald2.5 km W
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Gletscherschlucht Village, Grindelwald3.2 km W
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Aspi Village, Grindelwald3.6 km W
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Unter Lauchbühl Village, Grindelwald3.7 km N
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Trychelegg Village, Grindelwald4.4 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ankenbälli Mountain, Grindelwald0.5 km S
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Gwächta Mountain, Grindelwald0.6 km SE
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Mättenberg Mountain, Grindelwald0.6 km W
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Bräntlershorn Mountain, Grindelwald1 km SW
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Wächselgletscher Natural site, Grindelwald1 km NW
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Halbmond Mountain, Grindelwald1.2 km SW
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Brunnhorn Mountain, Grindelwald1.4 km SW
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Klein Schreckhorn Mountain, Grindelwald1.5 km SE
More nature in Switzerland
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Lauteraarhorn Mountain, Grindelwald4.3 km SE
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Nässihorn Mountain, Grindelwald2.5 km SE
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Nässigletscher Natural site, Grindelwald2 km SE
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Chrinnenhorn Mountain, Grindelwald2.7 km N
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Byhorn Mountain, Grindelwald3 km N
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Unders Ischmeer Natural site, Grindelwald2.5 km S
Sources & licences
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