- Elevation
- 2,624 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport67 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport76 km
About Balmhornsee
Balmhornsee is a lake. Location: Zwischbergen, Brig District. Elevation: 2,624 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Balmahorn and Schijenhorn.
Photos of Balmhornsee
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Weissmies Michael Schmid · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Fletschhorn No machine-readable author provided. Idéfix~commonswiki assumed · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Lagginhorn The original uploader was Engie at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Sonnighorn Zacharie Grossen · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Portjengrat Oxensepp at German Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.0 de
Climate of Balmhornsee
This month · November
A cold month
Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 72 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- May (90 mm)
- Driest month
- February (55 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) | -5° | -5° | -3° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 11° | 7° | 3° | -2° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -10° | -8° | -4° | 0° | 3° | 3° | 0° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 59 | 55 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 79 | 73 | 86 | 72 | 58 |
How to get to Balmhornsee
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 67 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (76 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 102 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 67 kmeast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 76 kmsoutheast
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 97 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 102 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 118 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 142 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 149 kmwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 160 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Balmhornsee
Within 100 km: 105 historic and cultural sites, 6,196 natural sites, 697 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km546 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 14 kmSW
- Innersts Seewji Lake 24 kmNW
- Stellisee Lake 25 kmSW
- Potimiaseewjini Lake 3 kmSE
25–60 km2,473 places
- Lago Nero Lake 50 kmNE
- Isole di Brissago Island 51 kmE
- Sant' Apollinare Island 52 kmE
- San Pancrazio Island 51 kmE
60–100 km3,979 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 63 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 64 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 62 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 64 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Zwischbergen Village, Zwischbergen4.6 km NE
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Saas-Grund Municipality, Visp District7.5 km W
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Simplon Municipality, Brig District7.7 km N
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Gabi (Simplon) Village, Simplon5.2 km N
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Antrona Schieranco Municipality, Verbania9.2 km S
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Antrona Schieranco Village, Antrona Schieranco9.2 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Balmahorn Mountain, Zwischbergen0.5 km E
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Schijenhorn Mountain, Zwischbergen1 km S
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Grauhorn Mountain, Zwischbergen1 km NW
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Muttetosse Mountain, Zwischbergen1.1 km W
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Tälligletscher Natural site, Zwischbergen1.5 km SW
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Zibelenfluehorn Mountain, Zwischbergen1.6 km SW
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Galihorn Mountain, Zwischbergen1.8 km NE
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Tossenhorn Mountain, Zwischbergen2.1 km SW
Sources & licences
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