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Mountain

Gigigrat

Located in Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk District Coordinates: 46°11′52″ N 7°43′28″ E

Map showing the location of Gigigrat Gigigrat
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,837 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gruben
2.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport81 km
LUG Lugano Airport94 km

About Gigigrat

Gigigrat is a mountain. Location: Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk District. Elevation: 2,837 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Gigihorli and Ritzuegg.

Climate of Gigigrat

This month · November

A cold month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
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).

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Climate of Gigigrat
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-5°-3°3°6°10°10°6°2°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-12°-10°-5°-2°1°1°-2°-6°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)757575758482727967848579

How to get to Gigigrat

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 81 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (100 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 86 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 81 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 94 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 100 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 86 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 122 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 144 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 152 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Gigigrat

Within 100 km: 117 historic and cultural sites, 5,744 natural sites, 689 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km693 places

  • Innersts Seewji Lake 8 kmNE
  • Illsee Lake 10 kmNW
  • Etang des Miriouges Lake 23 kmNW
  • Unterer Märetschisee Lake 9 kmNW

25–60 km2,693 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 54 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 54 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 51 kmN
  • Lake Thun Lake 55 kmN

60–100 km3,164 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 89 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 60 kmN
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 66 kmN
  • Lago Nero Lake 69 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gruben Village, Turtmann-Unterems
    2.1 km NW
  • Oberems Municipality, Leuk District
    3.7 km NW
  • Blüomatt Village, Oberems
    2.1 km W
  • Embd Municipality, Visp District
    5.9 km E
  • St. Niklaus Municipality, Visp District
    7.4 km SE
  • Sankt Niklaus Village, St. Niklaus
    6.5 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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