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Mountain

Mel de la Niva

Located in Evolène, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°06′03″ N 7°27′52″ E

Map showing the location of Mel de la Niva Mel de la Niva
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,757 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Evolène
2.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport90 km
TRN Turin Airport101 km

About Mel de la Niva

Mel de la Niva is a mountain. Location: Evolène, Hérens District. Elevation: 2,757 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Palanche de la Cretta and Râz d'Arbey.

Climate of Mel de la Niva

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
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).

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Climate of Mel de la Niva
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-5°-3°2°6°9°10°7°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-9°-5°-1°2°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)10810710410110290808779103118113

How to get to Mel de la Niva

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 90 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (101 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 79 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 90 kmnorth
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 101 kmsouth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 106 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 79 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 94 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 103 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 162 kmnorth
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 163 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Mel de la Niva

Within 100 km: 96 historic and cultural sites, 4,843 natural sites, 597 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km695 places

  • Etang des Mouchys Lake 20 kmNW
  • Illsee Lake 22 kmNE
  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 12 kmNW
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 10 kmNW

25–60 km2,327 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 59 kmNW
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 49 kmNE
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 39 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 30 kmW

60–100 km2,514 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 97 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 70 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 70 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 66 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Evolène Village, Evolène
    2.7 km NE
  • Vernec Village, Evolène
    1.6 km N
  • Lannaz Village, Evolène
    2.4 km NE
  • Hérémence Municipality, Hérens District
    5.5 km W
  • La Tour Village, Evolène
    3.2 km E
  • Villa Village, Evolène
    3.9 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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