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Natural site

Brändjigletscher

Located in Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk District Coordinates: 46°10′21″ N 7°44′10″ E

Map showing the location of Brändjigletscher Brändjigletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,152 m
above sea level
Nearest town
St. Niklaus
5.2 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport84 km
LUG Lugano Airport93 km

About Brändjigletscher

Brändjigletscher is a natural site. Location: Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Brändjihorn and Üssers Stellihorn.

Climate of Brändjigletscher

This month · November

A cold month

Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -16°)
Wettest month
November (85 mm)
Driest month
September (67 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
Climate of Brändjigletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-9°-7°-5°1°4°8°8°4°-1°-6°-8°
Average low (°C)-16°-16°-14°-12°-7°-4°-1°-1°-4°-8°-12°-14°
Precipitation (mm)757575758482727967848579

How to get to Brändjigletscher

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 84 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (98 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 89 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 84 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 93 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 98 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 89 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 93 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 123 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 147 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 155 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Brändjigletscher

Within 100 km: 115 historic and cultural sites, 5,713 natural sites, 689 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km707 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 23 kmSE
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 9 kmNE
  • Illsee Lake 12 kmNW
  • Unterer Märetschisee Lake 11 kmNW

25–60 km2,578 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 57 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 57 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 54 kmN
  • Lake Thun Lake 58 kmN

60–100 km3,232 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 92 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 63 kmN
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 69 kmN
  • Lago Nero Lake 69 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • St. Niklaus Municipality, Visp District
    5.2 km E
  • Sankt Niklaus Village, St. Niklaus
    5.2 km E
  • Oberems Municipality, Leuk District
    6.2 km NW
  • Embd Municipality, Visp District
    6.8 km NE
  • Gruben Village, Turtmann-Unterems
    4.9 km NW
  • Blüomatt Village, Oberems
    4.5 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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