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Natural site

Glacier de Darbonneire

Located in Hérémence, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°03′05″ N 7°25′38″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de Darbonneire Glacier de Darbonneire
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,056 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Evolène
6.4 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport96 km
TRN Turin Airport96 km

About Glacier de Darbonneire

Glacier de Darbonneire is a natural site. Location: Hérémence, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (96 km). Nearby sights include Aiguilles Rouges and Glacier Inférieur des Aiguilles Rouges.

Climate of Glacier de Darbonneire

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
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 Glacier de Darbonneire
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-7°-5°0°4°7°8°5°0°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-13°-11°-7°-3°0°1°-2°-5°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)10810710410110290808779103118113

How to get to Glacier de Darbonneire

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 96 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (96 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 80 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 96 kmnorth
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 96 kmsouth
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 104 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 80 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 100 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 100 kmwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 165 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 168 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier de Darbonneire

Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 4,646 natural sites, 559 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km618 places

  • Etang des Mouchys Lake 24 kmN
  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 16 kmN
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 12 kmNW
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 11 kmS

25–60 km2,236 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 55 kmNE
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 41 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 29 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 30 kmNW

60–100 km2,444 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 76 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 76 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 72 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 85 kmNE

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