Glacier de Métail
Located in Hérémence, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°06′21″ N 7°21′46″ E
- Elevation
- 3,014 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport90 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport98 km
About Glacier de Métail
Glacier de Métail is a natural site. Location: Hérémence, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Le Métailler and Sex des Madeleines.
Climate of Glacier de Métail
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -9° · 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -8° | -8° | -7° | -5° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -13° | -11° | -6° | -3° | 0° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -9° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 107 | 104 | 101 | 102 | 90 | 80 | 87 | 79 | 103 | 118 | 113 |
How to get to Glacier de Métail
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 90 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (98 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 72 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 90 kmnorth
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 98 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 100 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 72 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 94 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 95 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 162 kmnorth
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 163 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glacier de Métail
Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 4,648 natural sites, 570 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km690 places
- Lac de Fully Lake 22 kmW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 22 kmNW
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 22 kmW
- Etang des Mouchys Lake 17 kmN
25–60 km2,218 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 52 kmNW
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 52 kmNE
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 47 kmE
- Daubensee Lake 40 kmNE
60–100 km2,431 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 96 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 73 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 73 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 69 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Le Métailler Mountain, Hérémence0.3 km SW
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Sex des Madeleines Mountain, Hérémence0.5 km SE
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Monts Rosets Mountain, Hérémence1 km SW
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Glacier d'Orchèra Natural site, Hérémence1.1 km N
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Les Louèrettes Mountain, Hérémence1.2 km NW
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Le Touéno Mountain, Hérémence1.3 km NE
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Pointe de la Rosette Mountain, Hérémence1.9 km NW
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Le Perron Mountain, Nendaz2 km NW
More nature in Switzerland
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Rosablanche Mountain, Hérémence5.1 km S -
Pic d'Arzinol Mountain, Hérémence5.1 km E
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Ptes. des Autans Mountain, Hérémence2.6 km S
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Pointe d'Allèves Mountain, Hérémence2.7 km SE
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Sex Joliet Mountain, Hérémence2.9 km E
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Le Miroir Mountain, Hérémence3.9 km S
Sources & licences
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