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Natural site

Fanellgletscher

Located in Vals, Region Surselva Coordinates: 46°32′01″ N 9°08′21″ E

Map showing the location of Fanellgletscher Fanellgletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,698 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Zervreila-Oberboden
4.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport61 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport105 km

About Fanellgletscher

Fanellgletscher is a natural site. Location: Vals, Region Surselva. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Rotgrätli and Chilchalphorn.

Climate of Fanellgletscher

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 126 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
July (159 mm)
Driest month
February (88 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 Fanellgletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°2°5°9°9°6°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-13°-11°-9°-4°-1°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)10788113137138152159155147138126109

How to get to Fanellgletscher

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 61 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (105 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 103 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 61 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 105 kmsouth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 106 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 103 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 113 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 137 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 165 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 190 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Fanellgletscher

Within 100 km: 166 historic and cultural sites, 7,183 natural sites, 903 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km618 places

  • Lago di Luzzone Lake 13 kmW
  • Laghetto della Val Malvaglia Lake 15 kmSW
  • Lai da Calandari Lake 18 kmNE
  • Lag Grond Lake 17 kmNW

25–60 km3,341 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 47 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 54 kmSW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 54 kmSW
  • San Pancrazio Island 54 kmSW

60–100 km4,293 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 92 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 87 kmW
  • Ufenau Island 81 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 81 kmN

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