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Natural site

Glacier du Weisshorn

Located in Anniviers, Sierre District Coordinates: 46°05′52″ N 7°41′51″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Weisshorn Glacier du Weisshorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,983 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Randa
6.3 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport92 km
LUG Lugano Airport94 km

About Glacier du Weisshorn

Glacier du Weisshorn is a natural site. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Weisshorn and Glacier du Weisshorn.

Climate of Glacier du Weisshorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
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 Glacier du Weisshorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-7°-5°0°4°7°8°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-14°-13°-11°-6°-3°0°1°-2°-5°-9°-12°
Precipitation (mm)605766636458525954646758

How to get to Glacier du Weisshorn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 92 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (95 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 94 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 92 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 94 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 95 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 94 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 96 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 120 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 155 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 163 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier du Weisshorn

Within 100 km: 106 historic and cultural sites, 5,397 natural sites, 652 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km690 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 21 kmE
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 18 kmNE
  • Illsee Lake 18 kmN
  • Unterer Märetschisee Lake 18 kmN

25–60 km2,364 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 45 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 48 kmW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 42 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 36 kmN

60–100 km3,101 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 99 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 65 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 65 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Randa Municipality, Visp District
    6.3 km E
  • Randa Village, Randa
    6.6 km E
  • Täsch Village, Täsch
    7 km SE
  • Barma Village, Anniviers
    5.9 km NW
  • Zermatt Town, Zermatt
    9.5 km SE
  • Täsch Municipality, Visp District
    10 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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