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Wallenburfirn

Located in Göschenen, Uri Coordinates: 46°42′20″ N 8°27′58″ E

Map showing the location of Wallenburfirn Wallenburfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,607 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wassen
5.6 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport77 km
ZRH Zürich Airport84 km

About Wallenburfirn

Wallenburfirn is a natural site. Location: Göschenen, Uri. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Sustenhorn and Hangfirn.

Climate of Wallenburfirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
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 Wallenburfirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°2°5°9°9°6°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-4°-1°2°2°-1°-4°-8°-11°
Precipitation (mm)10396109121124141144138119119121111

How to get to Wallenburfirn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 77 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (84 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 74 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 77 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 84 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 85 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 74 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 82 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 91 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 117 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 142 kmwest

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

Day trips from Wallenburfirn

Within 100 km: 233 historic and cultural sites, 6,876 natural sites, 956 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,234 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 23 kmNE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 24 kmNE
  • Oberalpsee Lake 16 kmE
  • Lago di Lucendro Lake 17 kmS

25–60 km3,069 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 50 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 50 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 38 kmW

60–100 km3,762 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 84 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 78 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 69 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 62 kmNE

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