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Pfaffensprung

Located in Wassen, Uri Coordinates: 46°42′52″ N 8°36′30″ E

Map showing the location of Pfaffensprung Pfaffensprung
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
827 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport82 km
ZRH Zürich Airport83 km

About Pfaffensprung

Pfaffensprung is a village. Location: Wassen, Uri. Elevation: 827 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Furkareuss and Meienreuss.

Climate of Pfaffensprung

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
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 Pfaffensprung
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°7°9°14°18°21°21°18°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°8°11°13°13°11°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)10497113135140160163157135131127112

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Pfaffensprung

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 82 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (83 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 73 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 82 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 83 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 87 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 73 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 88 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 92 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 122 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 151 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Pfaffensprung

Within 100 km: 254 historic and cultural sites, 7,033 natural sites, 973 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,247 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 20 kmN
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 20 kmN
  • Lago Ritom Lake 20 kmS
  • Oberalpsee Lake 7 kmSE

25–60 km3,115 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 49 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 43 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 30 kmS
  • Ufenau Island 57 kmN

60–100 km3,898 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 94 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 78 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 61 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 61 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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