- Elevation
- 2,833 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport77 km
- LUG Lugano Airport81 km
About Rotfirn
Rotfirn is a natural site. Location: Göschenen, Uri. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Dammastock and Winterberg.
Photos of Rotfirn
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Galenstock Engie at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Dammastock Paebi · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Gärstenhörner Pegasus2 at de.wikipedia · Public domain
Climate of Rotfirn
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 104 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- July (116 mm)
- Driest month
- February (82 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) | -7° | -7° | -6° | -5° | 0° | 4° | 7° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -12° | -10° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 1° | -1° | -4° | -9° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 91 | 82 | 97 | 106 | 106 | 114 | 116 | 116 | 106 | 107 | 104 | 93 |
How to get to Rotfirn
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 77 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (90 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 80 km to the north.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 77 kmnorthwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 81 kmsoutheast
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 90 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 80 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 82 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 98 kmnorth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 120 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 139 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rotfirn
Within 100 km: 225 historic and cultural sites, 6,932 natural sites, 957 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,232 places
- Lago Nero Lake 24 kmS
- Lago Sfundau Lake 22 kmS
- Lago Ritom Lake 23 kmSE
- Oberalpsee Lake 18 kmE
25–60 km3,121 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 47 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 48 kmW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 51 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 36 kmW
60–100 km3,761 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 84 kmNW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 84 kmN
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 74 kmN
- Ufenau Island 68 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Göscheneralp Village, Göschenen3.9 km E
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Innertkirchen Municipality, Interlaken-Oberhasli District7 km NW
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Realp Municipality, Uri8.3 km S
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Göschenen Village, Göschenen12 km E -
Tiefenbach Village, Realp6.8 km S
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Wiggen Village, Göschenen7.9 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dammastock Mountain, Göschenen1.2 km SW
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Winterberg Mountain, Canton of Uri0.2 km NW
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Schneestock Mountain, Obergoms0.8 km W
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Mässplanggstock Mountain, Göschenen0.9 km NE
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Schafstöckli Mountain, Göschenen1 km N
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Eggstock Mountain, Obergoms1.1 km W
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Moosstock Mountain, Göschenen1.5 km E
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Rotfirngletscher Natural site, Göschenen1.4 km NW
Sources & licences
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