Chüefadfirn, Wassen — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Chüefadfirn

Chüefadfirn is a natural site. Location: Wassen, Uri. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Bärengruebenchöpfli and Chüefadfirn.

Photos of Chüefadfirn

Titlis Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gross Spannort Mussklprozz · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Chüefadfirn

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)

-6° -12°

-5° -11°

-3° -9°

2° -4°

5° -1°

9° 2°

6° -1°

2° -4°

-3° -8°

-5° -10°

Jan

103

Feb

96

Mar

109

Apr

121

May

124

Jun

141

Jul

144

Aug

138

Sep

119

Oct

119

Nov

121

Dec

111

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 Chüefadfirn
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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°	-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), 77 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 66 km to the north.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 77 kmnorth
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 77 kmwest
Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 66 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 82 kmwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 84 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: 259 historic and cultural sites, 6,791 natural sites, 974 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,181 places

Neptun-Inseln Island 16 kmNE
Lorelei-Inseln Island 16 kmNE
Sarnersee Lake 24 kmNW
Oberalpsee Lake 18 kmSE

25–60 km2,989 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 53 kmW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 53 kmW
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 57 kmW
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 40 kmW

60–100 km3,854 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

Nieder Surenen Alp Village, Engelberg
1.6 km NW
Engelberg Municipality, Obwalden
7.1 km NW
Attinghausen Municipality, Uri
7.5 km NE
Färnigen Village, Wassen
4.6 km SE
Fürenalp Village, Engelberg
3.9 km NW
Erstfeld Municipality, Uri
9.3 km NE

Chüefadfirn

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bärengruebenchöpfli Mountain, Engelberg
0.3 km W
Chüefadfirn Natural site, Wassen
0.5 km E
Bärenzähn Mountain, Wassen
0.7 km NE
Grassengletscher Natural site, Engelberg
0.7 km NW
Chüefadstock Mountain, Wassen
0.8 km E
Spannortgletscher Natural site, Attinghausen
0.8 km N
Stock Mountain, Attinghausen
1.2 km N
Wichelplanggfirn Natural site, Wassen
1.2 km SW