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Natural site

Rütifirn

Located in Wassen, Uri Coordinates: 46°42′57″ N 8°30′04″ E

Map showing the location of Rütifirn Rütifirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,749 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Färnigen
2.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport80 km
ZRH Zürich Airport83 km

About Rütifirn

Rütifirn is a natural site. Location: Wassen, Uri. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Fleckistock and Hangfirn.

Climate of Rütifirn

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 Rütifirn
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 Rütifirn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 80 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (83 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 72 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 80 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 83 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 85 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 72 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 84 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 89 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 117 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 145 kmwest

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

Day trips from Rütifirn

Within 100 km: 232 historic and cultural sites, 6,943 natural sites, 958 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,233 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 21 kmN
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 22 kmN
  • Lago Ritom Lake 24 kmSE
  • Oberalpsee Lake 14 kmSE

25–60 km3,070 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 52 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 53 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 56 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 40 kmW

60–100 km3,830 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 86 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 77 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 69 kmN
  • Isole di Brissago Island 67 kmS

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