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Natural site

Chüefadfirn

Located in Wassen, Uri Coordinates: 46°46′33″ N 8°30′35″ E

Map showing the location of Chüefadfirn Chüefadfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,754 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Nieder Surenen Alp
2.2 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport76 km
BRN Bern Airport79 km

About Chüefadfirn

Chüefadfirn is a natural site. Location: Wassen, Uri. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Gross Spannort and Chüefadstock.

Climate of Chüefadfirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
July (163 mm)
Driest month
February (97 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 Chüefadfirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-5°-3°2°5°8°8°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-10°-5°-2°1°1°-2°-5°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)10497113135140160163157135131127112

How to get to Chüefadfirn

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 76 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 66 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 76 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 79 kmwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 66 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 83 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 83 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 112 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 141 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Chüefadfirn

Within 100 km: 262 historic and cultural sites, 6,814 natural sites, 979 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,207 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 15 kmNE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 15 kmNE
  • Sarnersee Lake 25 kmNW
  • Oberalpsee Lake 17 kmSE

25–60 km2,973 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 58 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 42 kmW

60–100 km3,875 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 85 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 70 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 63 kmN
  • Isole di Brissago Island 74 kmS

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