Giessengletscher
Located in Lauterbrunnen, Interlaken-Oberhasli District Coordinates: 46°32′52″ N 7°57′19″ E
- Elevation
- 3,188 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport54 km
- LUG Lugano Airport95 km
About Giessengletscher
Giessengletscher is a natural site. Location: Lauterbrunnen, Interlaken-Oberhasli District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Jungfrau and Chlys Silberhoren.
Photos of Giessengletscher
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Jungfrau Roland Zumbühl, Arlesheim · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Eiger qwesy qwesy · CC BY 3.0 -
Mittaghorn T. Kennedy · Public domain
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Climate of Giessengletscher
This month · November
A cold month
Day -7° · Night -12° · Rain 95 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 6°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -16°)
- Wettest month
- June (104 mm)
- Driest month
- September (82 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) | -10° | -10° | -8° | -6° | -1° | 3° | 6° | 6° | 3° | -1° | -7° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -16° | -16° | -15° | -12° | -8° | -5° | -2° | -2° | -5° | -8° | -12° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 83 | 84 | 85 | 88 | 95 | 104 | 98 | 100 | 82 | 93 | 95 | 90 |
How to get to Giessengletscher
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 54 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (111 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 59 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 54 kmnorthwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 95 kmsoutheast
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 111 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 59 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 102 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 102 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 116 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 121 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Giessengletscher
Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 6,712 natural sites, 866 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km878 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 18 kmNW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 18 kmNW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 19 kmNW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 18 kmN
25–60 km3,172 places
- Lago Nero Lake 46 kmE
- Lago Tremorgio Lake 59 kmE
- Lago Sfundau Lake 45 kmE
- Schwarzsee Lake 53 kmW
60–100 km3,723 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 62 kmNW
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 86 kmN
- Ufenau Island 97 kmNE
- Sankt Petersinsel Island 85 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Jungfrau Mountain, Lauterbrunnen1.3 km SE
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Chlys Silberhoren Mountain, Lauterbrunnen0.5 km S
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Schneehoren Mountain, Lauterbrunnen0.5 km E
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Silberhorn Mountain, Lauterbrunnen0.8 km SW
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Silbermulde Natural site, Lauterbrunnen0.8 km S
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Wengen Jungfrau Mountain, Lauterbrunnen1.1 km SE
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Silberhorngletscher Natural site, Lauterbrunnen1 km SW
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Goldenhoren Mountain, Lauterbrunnen1.1 km SW
Sources & licences
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