Firnband, Unterschächen — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Firnband

Firnband is a natural site. Location: Unterschächen, Uri. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Gross Ruchen and Gwasmet.

Photos of Firnband

Gross Windgällen Simon Koopmann · CC BY-SA 2.5
Gross Ruchen Franco Pecchio from Milano, Italy · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Firnband

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -4° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month: August (day 13°)
Coldest month: February (night -8°)
Wettest month: July (170 mm)
Driest month: February (101 mm)

-1° -8°

-2° -8°

0° -6°

2° -4°

7° 1°

10° 3°

13° 6°

10° 4°

6° 0°

2° -4°

0° -6°

Jan

112

Feb

101

Mar

120

Apr

143

May

145

Jun

164

Jul

170

Aug

164

Sep

147

Oct

139

Nov

135

Dec

119

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

Climate of Firnband
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-1°	-2°	0°	2°	7°	10°	13°	13°	10°	6°	2°	0°
Average low (°C)	-8°	-8°	-6°	-4°	1°	3°	6°	6°	4°	0°	-4°	-6°
Precipitation (mm)	112	101	120	143	145	164	170	164	147	139	135	119

How to get to Firnband

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 73 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 64 km to the north.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 73 kmnorth
Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsouth
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 96 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmnorth
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 77 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 101 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 122 kmnorthwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 148 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Firnband

Within 100 km: 295 historic and cultural sites, 7,012 natural sites, 1,035 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,061 places

Neptun-Inseln Island 15 kmNW
Lorelei-Inseln Island 15 kmNW
Oberalpsee Lake 18 kmSW
Lag Crest Ault Lake 11 kmSE

25–60 km3,125 places

Strandbad Brienz Beach 55 kmW
Lago Nero Lake 44 kmS
Ufenau Island 45 kmN
Insel Lützelau Island 45 kmN

60–100 km4,156 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 70 kmN
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 100 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 96 kmN
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 73 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Silenen Municipality, Uri
4 km S
Vorder Boden Village, Unterschächen
2.3 km N
Unterschächen Village, Unterschächen
5.7 km N
Silenen Village, Gurtnellen
6.8 km SW
Schattdorf Municipality, Uri
7.6 km NW
Balmenegg Village, Silenen
3.6 km S

Firnband

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Gross Ruchen Mountain, Unterschächen
1.5 km E
Gwasmet Mountain, Silenen
0.7 km S
Pucher Mountain, Silenen
0.7 km SE
Gross Windgällen Mountain, Silenen
1.9 km W
Wiss Stöckli Mountain, Silenen
1.1 km NW
Stäfelstock Mountain, Unterschächen
1.1 km W
Schwarz Berg Mountain, Silenen
1.2 km SW
Stäfelfirn Natural site, Silenen
1.2 km SW