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Galihorn

Located in Zwischbergen, Brig District Coordinates: 46°08′54″ N 8°05′12″ E

Map showing the location of Galihorn Galihorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,577 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Zwischbergen
2.8 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport66 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport76 km

About Galihorn

Galihorn is a mountain. Location: Zwischbergen, Brig District. Elevation: 2,577 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Furmulegrat and Balmahorn.

Climate of Galihorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -1° · 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).

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Climate of Galihorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-3°-1°4°7°11°11°8°4°-1°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-10°-8°-3°0°3°4°1°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)595570809080707973867258

How to get to Galihorn

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 66 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 66 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 76 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 96 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 102 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 119 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 140 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 150 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 159 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Galihorn

Within 100 km: 104 historic and cultural sites, 6,238 natural sites, 700 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km551 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 16 kmSW
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 24 kmNW
  • Potimiaseewjini Lake 3 kmSE
  • Bonigersee Lake 22 kmNW

25–60 km2,536 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 48 kmNE
  • Isole di Brissago Island 50 kmE
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 50 kmE
  • San Pancrazio Island 50 kmE

60–100 km3,955 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 62 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 63 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 61 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 63 kmN

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