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Mountain

Howitzgrat

Located in Wiler (Lötschen), Raron District Coordinates: 46°23′34″ N 7°48′56″ E

Map showing the location of Howitzgrat Howitzgrat
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,673 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wiler
2.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport63 km
LUG Lugano Airport95 km

About Howitzgrat

Howitzgrat is a mountain. Location: Wiler (Lötschen), Raron District. Elevation: 2,673 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Schafbärg and Gletschertossen.

Climate of Howitzgrat

This month · November

A cold month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
November (95 mm)
Driest month
September (75 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 Howitzgrat
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°3°6°9°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-11°-9°-4°-1°2°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)868489868887808475909590

How to get to Howitzgrat

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 63 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (110 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 68 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 63 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 95 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 110 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 92 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 122 kmnortheast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 130 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 131 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Howitzgrat

Within 100 km: 170 historic and cultural sites, 6,257 natural sites, 780 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km809 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 14 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 15 kmW
  • Blausee Lake 19 kmNW
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 17 kmS

25–60 km3,032 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 32 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 32 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 29 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 38 kmN

60–100 km3,366 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 71 kmNW
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 91 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 77 kmE
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 77 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Wiler Village, Kippel
    2.9 km NW
  • Blatten Village, Blatten
    3.1 km N
  • Kippel Municipality, Raron District
    3.7 km W
  • Baltschieder Municipality, Visp District
    5.3 km E
  • Ferden Village, Ferden
    4.3 km W
  • Raron Municipality, Raron District
    5.6 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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