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Natural site

Glacier des Douves Blanches

Located in Evolène, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°00′52″ N 7°30′53″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier des Douves Blanches Glacier des Douves Blanches
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,239 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arolla
2.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport91 km
BRN Bern Airport100 km

About Glacier des Douves Blanches

Glacier des Douves Blanches is a natural site. Location: Evolène, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Ptes. des Douves Blanches and La Maya.

Climate of Glacier des Douves Blanches

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
Wettest month
November (87 mm)
Driest month
July (63 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 Glacier des Douves Blanches
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-9°-7°-1°2°6°7°3°-1°-5°-8°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-14°-12°-8°-4°-1°0°-3°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)807781777869637064788780

How to get to Glacier des Douves Blanches

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 91 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 88 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 91 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 100 kmnorth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 104 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 88 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 104 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 108 kmwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 168 kmsouthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 170 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Glacier des Douves Blanches

Within 100 km: 77 historic and cultural sites, 4,710 natural sites, 562 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km637 places

  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 22 kmNW
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 19 kmNW
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 12 kmSW
  • Gornergratsee Lake 21 kmE

25–60 km2,125 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 56 kmN
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 35 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 37 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 37 kmNW

60–100 km2,587 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 77 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 78 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 85 kmNE

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