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Ritzgletscher

Located in Obergoms, Goms District Coordinates: 46°27′12″ N 8°19′36″ E

Map showing the location of Ritzgletscher Ritzgletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,727 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ulrichen
5.9 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport67 km
BRN Bern Airport81 km

About Ritzgletscher

Ritzgletscher is a natural site. Location: Obergoms, Goms District. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Ritzhörner and Ritzberge.

Climate of Ritzgletscher

This month · November

A cold month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 92 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
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 Ritzgletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°2°6°9°9°6°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-13°-11°-9°-5°-2°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)7670859610110197101911009279

How to get to Ritzgletscher

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 67 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (97 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 87 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 67 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 81 kmnorthwest
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 97 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 87 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 103 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 121 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 130 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 136 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Ritzgletscher

Within 100 km: 163 historic and cultural sites, 6,893 natural sites, 879 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km866 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 16 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 15 kmE
  • Lago del Narét Lake 19 kmE
  • Lago di Lucendro Lake 20 kmNE

25–60 km3,436 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 46 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 47 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 48 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 40 kmNW

60–100 km3,633 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 89 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 95 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 92 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 92 kmN

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