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Natural site

Finsteraargletscher

Located in Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli District Coordinates: 46°32′49″ N 8°09′27″ E

Map showing the location of Finsteraargletscher Finsteraargletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,563 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fieschertal
8.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport65 km
LUG Lugano Airport84 km

About Finsteraargletscher

Finsteraargletscher is a natural site. Location: Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Finsteraarhorn and Studerhorn.

Climate of Finsteraargletscher

This month · November

A cold month

Day -2° · Night -7° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
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).

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Climate of Finsteraargletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-4°-3°2°5°8°9°6°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-10°-11°-10°-8°-3°0°3°4°1°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)767280757583858674758276

How to get to Finsteraargletscher

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 65 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (106 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 70 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 65 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 84 kmsoutheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 106 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 70 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 96 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 115 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 117 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 121 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Finsteraargletscher

Within 100 km: 203 historic and cultural sites, 6,783 natural sites, 902 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km965 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 23 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 24 kmN
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 24 kmNW
  • Grimselsee Lake 11 kmE

25–60 km3,274 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 30 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 30 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 32 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 31 kmE

60–100 km3,649 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 73 kmNW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 98 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 84 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 88 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Fieschertal Municipality, Goms District
    8.8 km SW
  • Grindelwald Municipality, Interlaken-Oberhasli District
    11 km NW
  • Goms Municipality, Goms District
    11 km SE
  • Bellwald Municipality, Goms District
    11 km S
  • Grindelwald Village, Grindelwald
    13 km NW
  • Geschinen Village, Goms
    11 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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