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Natural site

Pipjigletscher

Located in Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk District Coordinates: 46°09′41″ N 7°43′59″ E

Map showing the location of Pipjigletscher Pipjigletscher
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,211 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 Airport85 km
LUG Lugano Airport93 km

About Pipjigletscher

Pipjigletscher is a natural site. Location: Turtmann-Unterems, Leuk District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Gässispitz and Üssers Barrhorn.

Climate of Pipjigletscher

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 6°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
Wettest month
November (67 mm)
Driest month
July (52 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 Pipjigletscher
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-8°-6°-1°2°6°6°3°-1°-5°-8°
Average low (°C)-15°-15°-14°-12°-8°-4°-1°0°-3°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)605766636458525954646758

How to get to Pipjigletscher

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 85 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (97 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 90 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 85 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 93 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 97 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 90 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 93 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 123 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 148 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 156 kmnorth

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • St. Niklaus Municipality, Visp District
    5.2 km E
  • Sankt Niklaus Village, St. Niklaus
    5.7 km E
  • Oberems Municipality, Leuk District
    7.1 km NW
  • Randa Municipality, Visp District
    8 km SE
  • Embd Municipality, Visp District
    7.9 km NE
  • Gruben Village, Turtmann-Unterems
    5.9 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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