- Elevation
- 2,698 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport76 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport90 km
About Sandfirn
Sandfirn is a natural site. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Hinterer Spitzalpelistock and Crap Glaruna.
Photos of Sandfirn
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Val Russein Isjc99 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Sandfirn
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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 115 | 102 | 124 | 147 | 150 | 170 | 180 | 172 | 156 | 145 | 138 | 121 |
How to get to Sandfirn
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 76 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 66 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 76 kmnorth
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 90 kmnortheast
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 90 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 66 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 78 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 111 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 129 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 153 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sandfirn
Within 100 km: 323 historic and cultural sites, 7,145 natural sites, 1,061 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km930 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 23 kmW
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 23 kmW
- Oberalpsee Lake 25 kmSW
- Klöntalersee Lake 24 kmN
25–60 km3,250 places
- Lago Nero Lake 49 kmSW
- Ufenau Island 45 kmN
- Insel Lützelau Island 46 kmN
- Schönenwerd Island 45 kmN
60–100 km4,349 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 74 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 97 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 94 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 83 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Spiringen Municipality, Uri7.2 km N
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Unterschächen Municipality, Uri8.6 km NW
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Trun Municipality, Region Surselva11 km SE
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Silenen Municipality, Uri11 km SW
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Breil/Brigels Municipality, Region Surselva12 km E
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Vorfrutt Village, Spiringen6.4 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hinterer Spitzalpelistock Mountain, Glarus Süd0.8 km NW
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Crap Glaruna Mountain, Disentis/Mustér0.8 km SE
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Piz Cazarauls Mountain, Disentis/Mustér1.1 km SW
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Spitzalpelifirn Natural site, Glarus Süd1.6 km N
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Heimstock Mountain, Grisons1.9 km SW
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Piz Russein Mountain, Disentis/Mustér2 km E
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Tödi Mountain, Disentis/Mustér2.2 km E
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Claridenhorn Mountain, Silenen2.2 km NW
Sources & licences
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