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Natural site

Gurschenfirn

Located in Andermatt, Uri Coordinates: 46°36′19″ N 8°36′40″ E

Map showing the location of Gurschenfirn Gurschenfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,806 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Andermatt
3.6 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport71 km
BRN Bern Airport92 km

About Gurschenfirn

Gurschenfirn is a natural site. Location: Andermatt, Uri. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Gemsgrat and Gemsstock.

Climate of Gurschenfirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
July (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
June (142 mm)
Driest month
February (85 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).

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Climate of Gurschenfirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-6°-4°1°5°8°8°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-14°-12°-10°-5°-2°0°1°-2°-6°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)9685105128134142142141129131118100

How to get to Gurschenfirn

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 71 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (95 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 85 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 71 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 92 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 95 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 85 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 100 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 132 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 152 kmwest

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

Day trips from Gurschenfirn

Within 100 km: 209 historic and cultural sites, 7,107 natural sites, 968 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,125 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 18 kmS
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 16 kmSE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 17 kmSW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 17 kmS

25–60 km3,255 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 50 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 46 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 53 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 53 kmS

60–100 km3,904 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 99 kmNW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 90 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 61 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 62 kmW

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