- Elevation
- 2,609 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport68 km
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport83 km
About Gletschersee
Gletschersee is a lake. Location: Zwischbergen, Brig District. Elevation: 2,609 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Monte Leone and Alpjergletscher.
Climate of Gletschersee
This month · November
A cold month
Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 81 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- May (91 mm)
- Driest month
- February (63 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° | -4° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 11° | 7° | 3° | -2° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -12° | -10° | -8° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 3° | 0° | -4° | -8° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 66 | 63 | 76 | 84 | 91 | 85 | 77 | 85 | 76 | 91 | 81 | 68 |
How to get to Gletschersee
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 68 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (83 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 94 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 68 kmeast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 83 kmsoutheast
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 89 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 94 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 117 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 131 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 150 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 150 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gletschersee
Within 100 km: 133 historic and cultural sites, 6,426 natural sites, 738 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km604 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 24 kmSW
- Innersts Seewji Lake 23 kmW
- Stausee Gibidum Lake 18 kmNW
- Potimiaseewjini Lake 12 kmS
25–60 km2,798 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 54 kmNW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 55 kmNW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 54 kmNW
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 55 kmN
60–100 km3,895 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 97 kmNW
- Ile de Salagnon Island 96 kmW
- Insel Schwanau Island 97 kmNE
- Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 92 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Simplon Municipality, Brig District5.4 km SW
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Ried-Brig Municipality, Brig District6.8 km N
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Gondo Village, Zwischbergen4.9 km SE
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Zwischbergen Village, Zwischbergen7.4 km S
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Simplon Dorf Village, Simplon4.8 km SW
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Gabi (Simplon) Village, Simplon5.3 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Monte Leone Mountain, Zwischbergen2.6 km NE -
Alpjergletscher Natural site, Zwischbergen1.4 km N
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Breithorn Mountain, Simplon1.4 km NW
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Erschte See Lake, Zwischbergen1.3 km E
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Plaggische Bode Mountain, Simplon1.6 km SW
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Chesselhorn Mountain, Simplon1.6 km SW
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Dritte See Lake, Zwischbergen1.6 km E
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Pizzo d'Avino Mountain, Zwischbergen2.1 km NE
Sources & licences
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