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Natural site

Grüneggfirn

Located in Fieschertal, Goms District Coordinates: 46°30′40″ N 8°04′11″ E

Map showing the location of Grüneggfirn Grüneggfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,992 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bettmeralp
9.6 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport62 km
LUG Lugano Airport86 km

About Grüneggfirn

Grüneggfirn is a natural site. Location: Fieschertal, Goms District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Grünhörnli and Chamm.

Climate of Grüneggfirn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
August (day 6°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
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).

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Climate of Grüneggfirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-7°-6°-1°2°5°6°3°0°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-13°-14°-13°-11°-6°-3°0°1°-2°-5°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)767280757583858674758276

How to get to Grüneggfirn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 62 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (110 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 68 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 62 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 86 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 110 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 102 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 110 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 121 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 122 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Grüneggfirn

Within 100 km: 187 historic and cultural sites, 6,810 natural sites, 878 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km941 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 24 kmN
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 24 kmN
  • Grimselsee Lake 19 kmE
  • Gelmersee Lake 23 kmNE

25–60 km3,274 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 27 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 27 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 28 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 27 kmN

60–100 km3,660 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 71 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 89 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 95 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 94 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bettmeralp Municipality, Raron District
    9.6 km S
  • Bellwald Municipality, Goms District
    10 km SE
  • Grindelwald Municipality, Interlaken-Oberhasli District
    12 km N
  • Fiesch Municipality, Goms District
    11 km S
  • Bellwald Village, Bellwald
    12 km SE
  • Titter Village, Fieschertal
    9.1 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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