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Natural site

Griessfirn

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°49′23″ N 8°58′57″ E

Map showing the location of Griessfirn Griessfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,693 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Breil/Brigels
5.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport78 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport86 km

About Griessfirn

Griessfirn is a natural site. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Vorderi Schibe and Hinderi Schibe.

Climate of Griessfirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
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 Griessfirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°2°5°8°8°5°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-11°-9°-5°-2°1°1°-2°-5°-9°-12°
Precipitation (mm)115102124147150170180172156145138121

How to get to Griessfirn

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

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 78 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 86 kmnortheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 78 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 118 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 134 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 156 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Griessfirn

Within 100 km: 341 historic and cultural sites, 7,255 natural sites, 1,063 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km840 places

  • Klöntalersee Lake 22 kmN
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 22 kmE
  • Lag Crest Ault Lake 16 kmSW
  • Dachlisee Lake 13 kmSE

25–60 km3,331 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 54 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 46 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 47 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 47 kmNW

60–100 km4,488 places

  • Mainau Island 99 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 77 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 95 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 93 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Breil/Brigels Municipality, Region Surselva
    5.7 km SE
  • Spiringen Municipality, Uri
    8.6 km NW
  • Trun Municipality, Region Surselva
    8.9 km S
  • Breíl Village, Breil/Brigels
    8.4 km SE
  • Tierfehd Village, Glarus Süd
    6.6 km N
  • Trun Village, Trun
    8.9 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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