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Natural site

Limmerenfirn

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°48′54″ N 8°59′40″ E

Map showing the location of Limmerenfirn Limmerenfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,430 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Breil/Brigels
4.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport79 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport86 km

About Limmerenfirn

Limmerenfirn is a natural site. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Limmerengletscher and Griessfirn.

Climate of Limmerenfirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
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 Limmerenfirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-3°-1°4°7°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-10°-8°-3°0°3°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)115102124147150170180172156145138121

How to get to Limmerenfirn

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 79 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 70 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 79 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 86 kmnortheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 90 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 70 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 79 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 119 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 136 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 157 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Limmerenfirn

Within 100 km: 332 historic and cultural sites, 7,275 natural sites, 1,061 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km815 places

  • Klöntalersee Lake 23 kmN
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 21 kmE
  • Lag Crest Ault Lake 16 kmSW
  • Dachlisee Lake 11 kmSE

25–60 km3,381 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 54 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 48 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 48 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 48 kmNW

60–100 km4,472 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 78 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 95 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 94 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 91 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Breil/Brigels Municipality, Region Surselva
    4.5 km SE
  • Trun Municipality, Region Surselva
    8 km S
  • Breíl Village, Breil/Brigels
    7.1 km SE
  • Trun Village, Trun
    8 km S
  • Spiringen Municipality, Uri
    9.9 km NW
  • Tierfehd Village, Glarus Süd
    7.5 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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