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Natural site

Glacier de Moiry

Located in Anniviers, Sierre District Coordinates: 46°04′28″ N 7°35′49″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de Moiry Glacier de Moiry
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,179 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Evolène
7.3 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport93 km
TRN Turin Airport97 km

About Glacier de Moiry

Glacier de Moiry is a natural site. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Pointes du Mourti and Dent des Rosses.

Climate of Glacier de Moiry

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -10° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
August (day 7°)
Coldest month
February (night -15°)
Wettest month
November (87 mm)
Driest month
July (63 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 Glacier de Moiry
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-9°-9°-8°-6°-1°3°6°7°4°0°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-15°-14°-12°-7°-4°-1°1°-2°-6°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)807781777869637064788780

How to get to Glacier de Moiry

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 93 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (97 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 89 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 93 kmnorth
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 97 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 101 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 89 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 98 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 113 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 161 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 165 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier de Moiry

Within 100 km: 92 historic and cultural sites, 5,110 natural sites, 621 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km730 places

  • Innersts Seewji Lake 24 kmNE
  • Illsee Lake 20 kmN
  • Gouilly d'en Haut Lake 22 kmNW
  • Le Gouillé Vert Lake 20 kmNW

25–60 km2,271 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 48 kmN
  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 28 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 41 kmW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 37 kmNW

60–100 km2,822 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 69 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 69 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 66 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 77 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Evolène Municipality, Hérens District
    7.3 km W
  • Prafleuri Village, Evolène
    4.9 km W
  • Barma Village, Anniviers
    6.3 km NE
  • Evolène Village, Evolène
    9.1 km NW
  • Zinal Village, Anniviers
    7.1 km N
  • La Forclaz Village, Evolène
    6 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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