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Bristensee

Located in Silenen, Uri Coordinates: 46°45′01″ N 8°41′33″ E

Map showing the location of Bristensee Bristensee
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,103 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Silenen
4.5 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport79 km
LUG Lugano Airport85 km

About Bristensee

Bristensee is a lake. Location: Silenen, Uri. Elevation: 2,103 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Chli Bristen and Gemsplanggenstöckli.

Climate of Bristensee

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -5° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
August (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
July (170 mm)
Driest month
February (101 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 Bristensee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°-1°1°5°9°12°12°9°5°1°-1°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-7°-5°-1°2°5°5°3°-1°-5°-8°
Precipitation (mm)112101120143145164170164147139135119

How to get to Bristensee

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 79 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 69 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 79 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 85 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 93 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 69 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 84 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 97 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 124 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 152 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bristensee

Within 100 km: 263 historic and cultural sites, 7,113 natural sites, 987 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,199 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 17 kmNW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 17 kmN
  • Lago Ritom Lake 23 kmS
  • Oberalpsee Lake 10 kmS

25–60 km3,109 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 55 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 49 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 35 kmS
  • Ufenau Island 52 kmN

60–100 km4,055 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 99 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 76 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 67 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 68 kmW

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