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Walliser Fiescherfirn

Located in Fieschertal, Goms District Coordinates: 46°32′24″ N 8°05′39″ E

Map showing the location of Walliser Fiescherfirn Walliser Fiescherfirn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,193 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Grindelwald
9.4 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport62 km
LUG Lugano Airport87 km

About Walliser Fiescherfirn

Walliser Fiescherfirn is a natural site. Location: Fieschertal, Goms District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Finsteraarhorn and Grünhorn.

Climate of Walliser Fiescherfirn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -6° · Night -11° · 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).

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

How to get to Walliser Fiescherfirn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 62 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (108 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 67 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 62 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 87 kmsoutheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 108 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 67 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 98 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 112 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 118 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 120 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Walliser Fiescherfirn

Within 100 km: 207 historic and cultural sites, 6,766 natural sites, 886 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km938 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 21 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 24 kmN
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 22 kmNW
  • Grimselsee Lake 16 kmE

25–60 km3,240 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 26 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 27 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 28 kmNW
  • Lago Nero Lake 36 kmE

60–100 km3,681 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 70 kmNW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 100 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 85 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 92 kmNE

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