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Natural site

Chilchalpgletscher

Located in Rheinwald, Region Viamala Coordinates: 46°32′13″ N 9°09′33″ E

Map showing the location of Chilchalpgletscher Chilchalpgletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,770 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hinterrhein
3.2 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport62 km
BGY Il Caravaggio International Airport105 km

About Chilchalpgletscher

Chilchalpgletscher is a natural site. Location: Rheinwald, Region Viamala. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Chilchalpgletscher and Chilchalphorn.

Climate of Chilchalpgletscher

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 126 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
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 Chilchalpgletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-5°-4°1°5°8°8°5°1°-4°-5°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-12°-9°-5°-2°1°1°-2°-5°-9°-12°
Precipitation (mm)10788113137138152159155147138126109

How to get to Chilchalpgletscher

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 62 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) (105 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 103 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 62 kmsouth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 105 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 106 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 103 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 113 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 139 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 166 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 188 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Chilchalpgletscher

Within 100 km: 169 historic and cultural sites, 7,171 natural sites, 906 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km621 places

  • Lago di Luzzone Lake 14 kmW
  • Laghetto della Val Malvaglia Lake 16 kmSW
  • Lai da Calandari Lake 17 kmNE
  • Lag Grond Lake 18 kmNW

25–60 km3,332 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 49 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 56 kmSW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 55 kmSW
  • San Pancrazio Island 56 kmSW

60–100 km4,293 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 93 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 88 kmW
  • Ufenau Island 81 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 81 kmN

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