- Elevation
- 2,041 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport58 km
- ZRH Zürich Airport59 km
About Matthorn
Matthorn is a mountain. Location: Alpnach, Obwalden. Elevation: 2,041 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Klimsenhorn and Hörnli.
Photos of Matthorn
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Klimsenhorn Gürkan Sengün · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Matthorn
This month · November
A wet month
Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 116 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- June (162 mm)
- Driest month
- January (94 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) | -4° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 5° | -1° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -10° | -8° | -6° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 4° | 1° | -3° | -7° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 94 | 101 | 103 | 113 | 127 | 162 | 160 | 156 | 111 | 112 | 116 | 108 |
How to get to Matthorn
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 58 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (59 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 49 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 58 kmwest
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 59 kmnorth
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 89 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 49 kmnortheast
- Bern Population: 121.6K 61 kmwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 69 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 83 kmnorthwest
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 111 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Matthorn
Within 100 km: 342 historic and cultural sites, 6,061 natural sites, 977 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km560 places
- Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 11 kmNE
- Gamma-Inseli Island 24 kmNW
- Altstadinsle Island 11 kmNE
- Lake Lucerne Lake 12 kmNE
25–60 km2,668 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 51 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 47 kmSW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 47 kmSW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 51 kmSW
60–100 km4,152 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 62 kmW
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 94 kmNE
- Lago Nero Lake 62 kmS
- Sankt Petersinsel Island 85 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Hergiswil (NW) Municipality, Nidwalden2.2 km NE
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Alpnach Town, Alpnach3.5 km SE
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Alpnachstad Neighbourhood, Alpnach2.7 km SE -
Kriens Municipality, Lucerne-Land District5.6 km N
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Hergiswil Town, Hergiswil (NW)4.6 km E
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Horw Municipality, Lucerne-Land District6.5 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Klimsenhorn Mountain, Hergiswil (NW)1.4 km N
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Hörnli Mountain, Alpnach0.9 km S
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Tomlishorn Mountain, Alpnach1 km NW
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Esel Mountain, Alpnach1 km N
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Oberhaupt Mountain, Hergiswil (NW)1 km N
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Steiglihorn Mountain, Alpnach1.1 km NE
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Mount Pilatus Mountain, Canton of Obwalden1.1 km N
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Rosegg Mountain, Switzerland1.2 km NE
Sources & licences
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