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Natural site

Rohrfirn

Located in Wassen, Uri Coordinates: 46°41′21″ N 8°31′35″ E

Map showing the location of Rohrfirn Rohrfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,987 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Göschenen
3.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport82 km
BRN Bern Airport82 km

About Rohrfirn

Rohrfirn is a natural site. Location: Wassen, Uri. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Rohrspitzli and Rothorn.

Climate of Rohrfirn

This month · November

A wet month

Day -6° · Night -11° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
August (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
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 Rohrfirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-7°-5°0°3°7°7°3°-1°-6°-8°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-13°-11°-7°-4°-1°-1°-4°-7°-11°-14°
Precipitation (mm)10497113135140160163157135131127112

How to get to Rohrfirn

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 82 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (85 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 75 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 82 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 82 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 85 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 75 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 87 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 92 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 121 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 146 kmwest

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

Day trips from Rohrfirn

Within 100 km: 227 historic and cultural sites, 7,002 natural sites, 964 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,226 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 23 kmN
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 24 kmN
  • Lago Ritom Lake 21 kmSE
  • Oberalpsee Lake 11 kmE

25–60 km3,121 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 55 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 58 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 43 kmW

60–100 km3,846 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 89 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 80 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 72 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Göschenen Municipality, Uri
    3.5 km SW
  • Göschenen Village, Göschenen
    5.2 km SE
  • Wassen Village, Wassen
    5.9 km E
  • Wiggen Village, Göschenen
    3.3 km S
  • Meien Village, Wassen
    4.5 km NE
  • Husen Village, Wassen
    4.8 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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