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Glacier de Prafleuri

Located in Hérémence, Hérens District Coordinates: 46°04′09″ N 7°21′31″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de Prafleuri Glacier de Prafleuri
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,069 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ausserholligen
3.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport94 km
GVA Geneva International Airport98 km

About Glacier de Prafleuri

Glacier de Prafleuri is a natural site. Location: Hérémence, Hérens District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Rosablanche and Petit Mont Calme.

Climate of Glacier de Prafleuri

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · 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 Prafleuri
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-7°-5°0°4°7°8°5°0°-5°-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 Prafleuri

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 94 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (98 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 75 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 94 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 98 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 99 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 75 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 95 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 98 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 162 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 166 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier de Prafleuri

Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 4,557 natural sites, 560 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km661 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 24 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 24 kmNW
  • Etang des Mouchys Lake 21 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 24 kmW

25–60 km2,127 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 55 kmNW
  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 55 kmNE
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 47 kmE
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 26 kmNW

60–100 km2,450 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 76 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 76 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 72 kmNE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 86 kmNE

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