- Elevation
- 2,401 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport62 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport67 km
About Guppenfirn
Guppenfirn is a natural site. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Chanzle and Vrenelisgärtli.
Photos of Guppenfirn
Climate of Guppenfirn
This month · November
A wet month
Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- July (193 mm)
- Driest month
- January (100 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) | -7° | -6° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 11° | 7° | 3° | -3° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -10° | -8° | -3° | 0° | 2° | 2° | -1° | -5° | -9° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 100 | 102 | 108 | 127 | 140 | 178 | 193 | 180 | 143 | 121 | 128 | 116 |
How to get to Guppenfirn
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 62 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 54 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 62 kmnorthwest
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 67 kmnortheast
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 82 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 54 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 60 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 120 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 126 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 141 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Guppenfirn
Within 100 km: 407 historic and cultural sites, 6,994 natural sites, 1,172 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km843 places
- Walensee Lake 18 kmNE
- Wägitalersee Lake 12 kmNW
- Sihlsee Lake 22 kmNW
- Obersee Lake 9 kmN
25–60 km2,710 places
- Ufenau Island 30 kmNW
- Insel Lützelau Island 29 kmNW
- Schönenwerd Island 32 kmNW
- Insel Schwanau Island 32 kmW
60–100 km5,020 places
- Mainau Island 79 kmN
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 63 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 74 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 73 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Glarus Municipality, Glarus3.6 km NW
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Schwanden Village, Glarus Süd3.9 km E
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Nidfurn Village, Glarus Süd3.4 km SE
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Leuggelbach Village, Glarus Süd4 km SE
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Luchsingen Village, Glarus Süd4.8 km S
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Sool Village, Glarus Süd4.9 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Chanzle Mountain, Glarus Süd0.3 km SW
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Vrenelisgärtli Mountain, Glarus0.4 km W
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Höchtor Mountain, Glarus0.4 km N
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Guppenfirst Mountain, Glarus Süd0.7 km SE
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Chnoren Mountain, Glarus0.9 km NW
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Mittelstock Mountain, Glarus Süd1 km SE
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Nidfurner Turm Mountain, Glarus Süd1.2 km SW
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Schwander Grat Mountain, Glarus Süd1.3 km SW
Sources & licences
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