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Lake

Grosse See

Located in Unterbäch, Raron District Coordinates: 46°13′46″ N 7°46′37″ E

Map showing the location of Grosse See Grosse See
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,549 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Embd
2.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport79 km
LUG Lugano Airport91 km

About Grosse See

Grosse See is a lake. Location: Unterbäch, Raron District. Elevation: 2,549 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Borterhorn and Augstbordgrat.

Climate of Grosse See

This month · November

A cold month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
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 Grosse See
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°-3°-1°5°8°12°12°8°3°-2°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-10°-8°-3°0°3°3°0°-4°-8°-11°
Precipitation (mm)757575758482727967848579

How to get to Grosse See

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 79 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (99 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 84 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 79 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 99 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 84 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 94 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 126 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 140 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 149 kmnorth

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Embd Municipality, Visp District
    2.1 km SE
  • Törbel Municipality, Visp District
    4.8 km E
  • Embd Village, Embd
    4.2 km SE
  • Bürchen Municipality, Raron District
    5.5 km NE
  • Unterbäch Village, Unterbäch
    6.3 km N
  • Turtmann-Unterems Municipality, Leuk District
    6.5 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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