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Natural site

Firnband

Located in Attinghausen, Uri Coordinates: 46°49′18″ N 8°29′16″ E

Map showing the location of Firnband Firnband
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,296 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Engelberg
4.1 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport71 km
BRN Bern Airport76 km

About Firnband

Firnband is a natural site. Location: Attinghausen, Uri. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Stotzigberg and Chänglischberg.

Climate of Firnband

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -6° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
Wettest month
July (144 mm)
Driest month
February (96 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 Firnband
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°-3°-1°4°7°11°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-9°-7°-2°1°4°4°1°-2°-6°-9°
Precipitation (mm)10396109121124141144138119119121111

How to get to Firnband

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 71 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 61 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 71 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 76 kmwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 97 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 61 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 78 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 81 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 107 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 136 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Firnband

Within 100 km: 304 historic and cultural sites, 6,657 natural sites, 986 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,117 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 25 kmN
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 12 kmNE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 12 kmNE
  • Lake Lucerne Lake 23 kmN

25–60 km2,876 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 58 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 41 kmW

60–100 km3,954 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 82 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 65 kmN
  • Isole di Brissago Island 79 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 79 kmS

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