Skip to content
Geonivora
Natural site

Fieschergletscher

Located in Fieschertal, Goms District Coordinates: 46°30′13″ N 8°06′59″ E

Map showing the location of Fieschergletscher Fieschergletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,131 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bellwald
7.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport66 km
LUG Lugano Airport83 km

About Fieschergletscher

Fieschergletscher is a natural site. Location: Fieschertal, Goms District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Triftgletscher and Grosses Wannenhorn.

Climate of Fieschergletscher

This month · November

A cold month

Day -6° · Night -10° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
August (day 5°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
Wettest month
August (86 mm)
Driest month
February (72 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 Fieschergletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-8°-6°-2°1°4°5°2°-1°-6°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-15°-14°-12°-7°-4°-1°0°-3°-6°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)767280757583858674758276

How to get to Fieschergletscher

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 66 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (108 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 71 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 66 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 83 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 108 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 71 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 101 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 114 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 121 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 124 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Fieschergletscher

Within 100 km: 184 historic and cultural sites, 6,755 natural sites, 881 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km959 places

  • Grimselsee Lake 16 kmNE
  • Gelmersee Lake 21 kmNE
  • Totensee Lake 18 kmE
  • Stausee Gibidum Lake 17 kmSW

25–60 km3,292 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 30 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 31 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 32 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 26 kmNW

60–100 km3,569 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 74 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 89 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 94 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 98 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bellwald Municipality, Goms District
    7.3 km SE
  • Bettmeralp Municipality, Raron District
    9.7 km SW
  • Titter Village, Fieschertal
    6.9 km S
  • Bellwald Village, Bellwald
    9.1 km S
  • Fiesch Municipality, Goms District
    10 km S
  • Goms Municipality, Goms District
    11 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: