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Saasgletscher

Located in Obergoms, Goms District Coordinates: 46°32′01″ N 8°26′27″ E

Map showing the location of Saasgletscher Saasgletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,732 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Realp
5.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport69 km
BRN Bern Airport83 km

About Saasgletscher

Saasgletscher is a natural site. Location: Obergoms, Goms District. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Saashörner-Nordgipfel and Stotzig Muttenhorn.

Climate of Saasgletscher

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 104 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (116 mm)
Driest month
February (82 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 Saasgletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-6°-4°0°4°8°8°5°1°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-5°-2°1°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)91829710610611411611610610710493

How to get to Saasgletscher

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (103 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 89 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 69 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 83 kmnorthwest
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 103 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 89 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 93 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 110 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 132 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 139 kmwest

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

Day trips from Saasgletscher

Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 7,016 natural sites, 918 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,032 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 12 kmSE
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 22 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 10 kmSE
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 18 kmSE

25–60 km3,325 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 50 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 51 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 53 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 41 kmNW

60–100 km3,772 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 91 kmNW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 97 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 87 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 80 kmN

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