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Natural site

Glacier de Prapio

Located in Ormont-Dessus, Aigle District Coordinates: 46°19′07″ N 7°12′19″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de Prapio Glacier de Prapio
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,765 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Conthey
6.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport70 km
GVA Geneva International Airport85 km

About Glacier de Prapio

Glacier de Prapio is a natural site. Location: Ormont-Dessus, Aigle District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Le Dôme and Sex Rouge.

Climate of Glacier de Prapio

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -11° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 10°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
December (122 mm)
Driest month
September (81 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
Climate of Glacier de Prapio
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-4°-1°4°7°10°10°7°2°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-12°-10°-5°-2°1°1°-2°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)110115969299102909281105119122

How to get to Glacier de Prapio

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 70 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (85 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 49 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 70 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 85 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 96 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 72 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 83 kmwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 138 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 141 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier de Prapio

Within 100 km: 142 historic and cultural sites, 4,690 natural sites, 576 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km580 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 18 kmSW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 4 kmS
  • Arnensee Lake 8 kmN
  • Lauenensee Lake 13 kmNE

25–60 km2,302 places

  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 57 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 28 kmNW
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 43 kmN
  • Lake Thun Lake 57 kmNE

60–100 km2,526 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 62 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 62 kmNE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Conthey Municipality, Conthey District
    6.4 km SE
  • Savièse Municipality, Sion District
    8.2 km E
  • Les Diablerets Village, Ormont-Dessus
    5 km NW
  • Gsteig Municipality, Obersimmental-Saanen District
    8.2 km NE
  • Gryon Municipality, Aigle District
    8.9 km W
  • Ardon Municipality, Conthey District
    10 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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