Glacier de Vouasson
Located in Evolène, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°04′26″ N 7°26′20″ E
- Elevation
- 3,176 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport93 km
- TRN Turin Airport98 km
About Glacier de Vouasson
Glacier de Vouasson is a natural site. Location: Evolène, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Loitecondoi and Mont de l'Etoile.
Climate of Glacier de Vouasson
This month · November
A wet month
Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 118 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 7°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -15°)
- Wettest month
- November (118 mm)
- Driest month
- September (79 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -9° | -9° | -8° | -6° | -1° | 3° | 6° | 7° | 4° | -1° | -5° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -15° | -14° | -12° | -7° | -4° | -1° | 0° | -3° | -6° | -11° | -13° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 102 | 90 | 80 | 87 | 79 | 103 | 118 | 113 |
How to get to Glacier de Vouasson
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 93 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (98 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 79 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 93 kmnorth
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 98 kmsouth
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 104 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 79 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 97 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 101 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 165 kmnorth
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 167 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier de Vouasson
Within 100 km: 101 historic and cultural sites, 4,730 natural sites, 569 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km650 places
- Etang des Mouchys Lake 22 kmNW
- Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 14 kmNW
- Le Gouillé Vert Lake 10 kmNW
- Etang des Miriouges Lake 24 kmN
25–60 km2,282 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 59 kmNW
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 52 kmNE
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 41 kmE
- Lac de Fully Lake 29 kmNW
60–100 km2,468 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 100 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 73 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 73 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 69 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Hérémence Municipality, Hérens District3.7 km NW
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Evolène Village, Evolène6.2 km NE
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Ausserholligen Neighbourhood, Hérémence3.2 km W
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La Gouille Village, Evolène4.5 km SE
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Vernec Village, Evolène4.9 km N
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Pralovin Village, Evolène5 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Loitecondoi Mountain, Hérémence0.8 km NW
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Mont de l'Etoile Mountain, Evolène0.9 km E
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Pointe de Darbonneire Mountain, Hérémence1 km S
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Pointe de Vouasson Mountain, Hérémence1.1 km W
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Glacier de Merdéré Natural site, Hérémence1.1 km W
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Glacier des Tsauderys Natural site, Hérémence1.5 km SW
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Glacier de Darbonneire Natural site, Hérémence1.6 km SW
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Glacier Supérieur des Aiguilles Rouges Natural site, Evolène1.7 km S
Sources & licences
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