- Elevation
- 2,494 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport62 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport68 km
About Guppenfirn
Guppenfirn is a natural site. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Schwander Grat and Nidfurner Turm.
Photos of Guppenfirn
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Wiggis Caumasee · Public domain
Climate of Guppenfirn
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 10°)
- 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° | 10° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -11° | -8° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 2° | -2° | -5° | -10° | -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, 53 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 62 kmnorthwest
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 68 kmnortheast
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 84 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 53 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 60 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 119 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 125 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: 404 historic and cultural sites, 7,015 natural sites, 1,164 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km877 places
- Walensee Lake 20 kmNE
- Wägitalersee Lake 12 kmNW
- Sihlsee Lake 22 kmNW
- Obersee Lake 10 kmN
25–60 km2,701 places
- Ufenau Island 30 kmNW
- Insel Lützelau Island 29 kmNW
- Schönenwerd Island 32 kmNW
- Insel Schwanau Island 31 kmW
60–100 km5,005 places
- Mainau Island 80 kmN
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 63 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 75 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 73 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Glarus Municipality, Glarus3.1 km NW
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Luchsingen Village, Glarus Süd4.4 km SE
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Schwanden Village, Glarus Süd4.8 km E
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Nidfurn Village, Glarus Süd3.9 km E
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Leuggelbach Village, Glarus Süd4 km SE
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Hätzingen Village, Glarus Süd4.9 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Schwander Grat Mountain, Glarus Süd0.3 km N
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Nidfurner Turm Mountain, Glarus Süd0.4 km E
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Spitzisteinturm Mountain, Glarus Süd0.5 km SW
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Glärnisch Mountain, Glarus0.7 km W
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Nidfurner First Mountain, Glarus Süd1.1 km SE
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Vrenelisgärtli Mountain, Glarus1.1 km NE
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Chanzle Mountain, Glarus Süd1.3 km NE
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Ruchen Mountain, Glarus1.3 km N
Sources & licences
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