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Natural site

Schönbühlgletscher

Located in Fieschertal, Goms District Coordinates: 46°29′43″ N 8°04′59″ E

Map showing the location of Schönbühlgletscher Schönbühlgletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,326 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bettmeralp
8 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport64 km
LUG Lugano Airport84 km

About Schönbühlgletscher

Schönbühlgletscher is a natural site. Location: Fieschertal, Goms District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Schönbühlgletscher and Schönbühlhorn.

Climate of Schönbühlgletscher

This month · November

A cold month

Day -7° · Night -13° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 5°)
Coldest month
February (night -17°)
Wettest month
August (93 mm)
Driest month
February (69 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 Schönbühlgletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-10°-9°-7°-2°1°5°5°2°-2°-7°-9°
Average low (°C)-17°-17°-16°-13°-9°-6°-3°-3°-5°-9°-13°-16°
Precipitation (mm)726980859192889381908574

How to get to Schönbühlgletscher

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 64 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (108 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 70 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 64 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 84 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 108 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 70 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 103 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 111 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 122 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 124 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Schönbühlgletscher

Within 100 km: 184 historic and cultural sites, 6,806 natural sites, 873 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km948 places

  • Grimselsee Lake 19 kmNE
  • Gelmersee Lake 23 kmNE
  • Totensee Lake 21 kmE
  • Stausee Gibidum Lake 15 kmSW

25–60 km3,284 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 29 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 29 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 30 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 26 kmN

60–100 km3,631 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 73 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 91 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 96 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 96 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bettmeralp Municipality, Raron District
    8 km S
  • Bellwald Municipality, Goms District
    8 km SE
  • Fiesch Municipality, Goms District
    9.5 km S
  • Titter Village, Fieschertal
    7.1 km SE
  • Naters Municipality, Brig District
    12 km SW
  • Bellwald Village, Bellwald
    9.6 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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