- Elevation
- 2,550 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport76 km
- BRN Bern Airport78 km
About Chüefadfirn
Chüefadfirn is a natural site. Location: Wassen, Uri. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Chüefadstock and Bärenzähn.
Photos of Chüefadfirn
Climate of Chüefadfirn
This month · November
A wet month
Day -2° · 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -6° | -6° | -4° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -2° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -12° | -10° | -8° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 2° | 0° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 103 | 96 | 109 | 121 | 124 | 141 | 144 | 138 | 119 | 119 | 121 | 111 |
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 78 kmwest
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 66 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 83 kmwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 83 kmnorth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 112 kmnorthwest
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 140 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Chüefadfirn
Within 100 km: 258 historic and cultural sites, 6,803 natural sites, 973 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,193 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 16 kmNE
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 16 kmNE
- Sarnersee Lake 24 kmNW
- Oberalpsee Lake 18 kmSE
25–60 km2,979 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 53 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 54 kmW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 57 kmW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 41 kmW
60–100 km3,862 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 84 kmW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmN
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 63 kmN
- Isole di Brissago Island 73 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Nieder Surenen Alp Village, Engelberg1.8 km NW
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Engelberg Municipality, Obwalden7.3 km NW
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Attinghausen Municipality, Uri7.1 km NE
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Färnigen Village, Wassen4.5 km SE
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Erstfeld Municipality, Uri8.8 km NE
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Fürenalp Village, Engelberg4.1 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Chüefadstock Mountain, Wassen0.3 km E
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Bärenzähn Mountain, Wassen0.5 km N
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Chüefadfirn Natural site, Wassen0.5 km W
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Spannortgletscher Natural site, Attinghausen0.8 km NW
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Bärengruebenchöpfli Mountain, Engelberg0.9 km W
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Chüefadfirn Natural site, Wassen0.9 km NE
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Grassengletscher Natural site, Engelberg1.1 km W
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Juzfadstock Mountain, Wassen1.3 km E
Sources & licences
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