Glacier du Parrain, Val de Bagnes

About Glacier du Parrain

Glacier du Parrain is a natural site. Location: Val de Bagnes, Entremont District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (97 km). Nearby sights include Le Parrain and Rosablanche.

Photos of Glacier du Parrain

Rosablanche Dribagnac · CC BY 3.0
Mont Fort Norbert Aepli, Switzerland · CC BY 2.5
Le Pleureur Olivier Bruchez · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Glacier du Parrain

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month: August (day 8°)
Coldest month: February (night -14°)
Wettest month: November (118 mm)
Driest month: September (79 mm)

-9° -14°

-7° -13°

-5° -11°

0° -7°

4° -3°

7° 0°

8° 1°

5° -2°

0° -5°

-5° -10°

-7° -12°

Jan

108

Feb

107

Mar

104

Apr

101

May

102

Jun

90

Jul

80

Aug

87

Sep

79

Oct

103

Nov

118

Dec

113

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 Parrain
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-9°	-9°	-7°	-5°	0°	4°	7°	8°	5°	0°	-5°	-7°
Average low (°C)	-14°	-14°	-13°	-11°	-7°	-3°	0°	1°	-2°	-5°	-10°	-12°
Precipitation (mm)	108	107	104	101	102	90	80	87	79	103	118	113

How to get to Glacier du Parrain

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 97 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (97 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 76 km to the northwest.

Airports

Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 97 kmnorth
Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 97 kmsouth
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 98 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Lausanne Population: 139.1K 76 kmnorthwest
Geneva Population: 201.7K 95 kmwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 100 kmnorth
Grenoble Population: 158.6K 160 kmsouthwest
Besançon Population: 128.4K 168 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier du Parrain

Within 100 km: 116 historic and cultural sites, 4,477 natural sites, 552 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km665 places

Lac de Fully Lake 25 kmNW
Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 25 kmNW
Etang des Mouchys Lake 23 kmN
Lac d'Orny Lake 22 kmW

25–60 km2,072 places

Ile de Salagnon Island 57 kmNW
Oeschinen Lake Lake 58 kmNE
Stausee Mattmark Lake 47 kmE
Lac de Derborence Lake 28 kmN

60–100 km2,408 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 79 kmNE
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 79 kmNE
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 75 kmNE
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 88 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Hérémence Municipality, Hérens District
5.7 km NE
Brecholey Village, Val de Bagnes
3.5 km SW
Fionnay Village, Val de Bagnes
3.7 km SW
Mauvoisin Village, Val de Bagnes
5.1 km S
Plan Pro Village, Val de Bagnes
5.5 km W
La Perreyre Village, Val de Bagnes
5.7 km W

Glacier du Parrain

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Le Parrain Mountain, Val de Bagnes
0.3 km S
Rosablanche Mountain, Hérémence
1.4 km N
Lui des Chamois Mountain, Hérémence
0.4 km NE
Glacier de Sovereu Natural site, Val de Bagnes
0.8 km N
Rochers des Ecoulaies Mountain, Hérémence
1.2 km NE
La Torbesse Mountain, Val de Bagnes
1.2 km SW
Glacier des Ecoulaies Natural site, Hérémence
1.2 km E
Glacier de Mourti Natural site, Hérémence
1.4 km NE