- Elevation
- 1,417 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport86 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport88 km
About Bignielsee
Bignielsee is a lake. Location: Flerden, Region Viamala. Elevation: 1,417 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Pascuminersee and Bischolasee.
Climate of Bignielsee
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -3° · Rain 105 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- July (160 mm)
- Driest month
- February (73 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 10° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -7° | -4° | -1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 81 | 73 | 84 | 103 | 125 | 151 | 160 | 156 | 137 | 112 | 105 | 85 |
How to get to Bignielsee
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 86 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (106 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 98 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 86 kmsouthwest
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 88 kmnorth
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 106 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 98 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 103 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 151 kmwest
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 165 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 168 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
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Flerden Village, Flerden1.2 km NE
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Urmein Municipality, Region Viamala1.6 km S
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Masein Municipality, Region Viamala2.2 km E
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Thusis Municipality, Region Viamala3.2 km E
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Obertschappina Neighbourhood, Tschappina2.2 km SW
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Oberurmein Village, Urmein0.6 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pascuminersee Lake, Flerden2.7 km W
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Bischolasee Lake, Cazis2.9 km W
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Albula River, Switzerland3 km E
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Lüschgrat Mountain, Tschappina3.7 km W
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Scherenkopf Mountain, Thusis3.8 km SE
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Tguma Mountain, Safiental3.6 km NW
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Crapschalverkopf Mountain, Thusis4 km SE
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Rappakopf Mountain, Muntogna da Schons4.1 km S
Sources & licences
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