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Village

Selkingen

Located in Goms, Goms District Coordinates: 46°27′19″ N 8°12′56″ E

Map showing the location of Selkingen Selkingen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,318 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport73 km
BRN Bern Airport75 km

About Selkingen

Selkingen is a village. Location: Goms, Goms District. Elevation: 1,318 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Chastebiel and Goms.

Climate of Selkingen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 92 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
May (101 mm)
Driest month
February (70 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 Selkingen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°6°11°15°18°19°16°11°6°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-2°0°5°8°11°11°8°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)7670859610110197101911009279

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Selkingen

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (100 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 80 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 73 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 75 kmnorthwest
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 100 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 80 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 104 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 122 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 123 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 132 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Selkingen

Within 100 km: 174 historic and cultural sites, 6,743 natural sites, 866 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km856 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 25 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 24 kmE
  • Grimselsee Lake 14 kmNE
  • Gelmersee Lake 20 kmNE

25–60 km3,366 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 39 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 40 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 41 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 34 kmNW

60–100 km3,561 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 83 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 94 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 95 kmNE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 96 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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