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Natural site

Jungfraufirn

Located in Fieschertal, Goms District Coordinates: 46°31′52″ N 8°01′19″ E

Map showing the location of Jungfraufirn Jungfraufirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,204 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Grindelwald
10 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport58 km
LUG Lugano Airport90 km

About Jungfraufirn

Jungfraufirn is a natural site. Location: Fieschertal, Goms District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Trugberg and Jungfraufirn.

Climate of Jungfraufirn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -6° · Night -11° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
August (day 4°)
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).

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Climate of Jungfraufirn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-10°-9°-7°-2°1°4°4°2°-2°-6°-8°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-14°-12°-8°-5°-2°-1°-3°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)767280757583858674758276

How to get to Jungfraufirn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 58 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (111 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 64 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 58 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 90 kmsoutheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 111 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 101 kmnortheast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 107 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 119 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 121 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Jungfraufirn

Within 100 km: 196 historic and cultural sites, 6,796 natural sites, 872 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km908 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 23 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 23 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 24 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 21 kmN

25–60 km3,248 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 41 kmE
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 54 kmE
  • Lake Thun Lake 29 kmNW
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 39 kmE

60–100 km3,708 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 66 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 87 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 96 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 90 kmNW

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