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Natural site

Glacier du Brenay

Located in Val de Bagnes, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°58′31″ N 7°25′58″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Brenay Glacier du Brenay
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,411 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Evolène
10 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport88 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport104 km

About Glacier du Brenay

Glacier du Brenay is a natural site. Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include La Serpentine and Séracs du Brenay.

Climate of Glacier du Brenay

This month · November

A wet month

Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
August (day 5°)
Coldest month
February (night -16°)
Wettest month
November (106 mm)
Driest month
July (68 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
Climate of Glacier du Brenay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-10°-10°-8°-3°1°5°5°2°-2°-6°-9°
Average low (°C)-16°-16°-15°-13°-9°-5°-2°-1°-4°-7°-12°-14°
Precipitation (mm)9694989593776877729410697

How to get to Glacier du Brenay

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 88 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 86 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 88 kmsouth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 104 kmwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 104 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 86 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 103 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 108 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 161 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 176 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier du Brenay

Within 100 km: 81 historic and cultural sites, 4,464 natural sites, 533 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km594 places

  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 24 kmN
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 20 kmN
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 5 kmSW
  • Gouille de la Grand-Rionde Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km1,997 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 41 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 35 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 38 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 51 kmN

60–100 km2,487 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 84 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 84 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 80 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 92 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Evolène Municipality, Hérens District
    10 km NE
  • Mauvoisin Village, Val de Bagnes
    7.6 km NW
  • Arolla Village, Evolène
    6.8 km NE
  • Bionaz Municipality, Province of Aosta
    11 km S
  • Hérémence Municipality, Hérens District
    13 km N
  • La Monta Village, Evolène
    7.5 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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