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Natural site

Bifertenfirn

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°48′13″ N 8°55′53″ E

Map showing the location of Bifertenfirn Bifertenfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,863 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Trun
7.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport78 km
LUG Lugano Airport89 km

About Bifertenfirn

Bifertenfirn is a natural site. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Gelbe Wand and Grünhorn.

Climate of Bifertenfirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -11° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
August (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
July (180 mm)
Driest month
February (102 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
Climate of Bifertenfirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°1°4°7°7°4°0°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-13°-10°-6°-3°0°0°-3°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)115102124147150170180172156145138121

How to get to Bifertenfirn

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 78 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 69 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 78 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 89 kmsouth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 90 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 80 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 114 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 133 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 156 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bifertenfirn

Within 100 km: 316 historic and cultural sites, 7,217 natural sites, 1,059 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km863 places

  • Klöntalersee Lake 25 kmN
  • Lag Crest Ault Lake 11 kmSW
  • Dachlisee Lake 15 kmE
  • Limmerensee Lake 7 kmNE

25–60 km3,325 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 50 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 47 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 48 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 47 kmN

60–100 km4,404 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 77 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 97 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 95 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Trun Municipality, Region Surselva
    7.8 km SE
  • Breil/Brigels Municipality, Region Surselva
    8.1 km E
  • Spiringen Municipality, Uri
    8.7 km N
  • Trun Village, Trun
    8 km SE
  • Surrein Village, Sumvitg
    9 km S
  • Sumvitg Municipality, Region Surselva
    10 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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