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Natural site

Glacier du Weisshorn

Located in Anniviers, Sierre District Coordinates: 46°06′40″ N 7°41′35″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Weisshorn Glacier du Weisshorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
3,335 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Randa
6.9 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport90 km
LUG Lugano Airport95 km

About Glacier du Weisshorn

Glacier du Weisshorn is a natural site. Location: Anniviers, Sierre District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Bishorn and Glacier du Weisshorn.

Climate of Glacier du Weisshorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 5°)
Coldest month
February (night -16°)
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)-10°-10°-9°-7°-2°2°5°5°2°-2°-6°-9°
Average low (°C)-16°-16°-15°-13°-9°-5°-2°-1°-4°-7°-12°-14°
Precipitation (mm)605766636458525954646758

How to get to Glacier du Weisshorn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 90 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (97 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 93 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 90 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 95 kmeast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 97 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 93 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 95 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 120 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 154 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 161 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glacier du Weisshorn

Within 100 km: 107 historic and cultural sites, 5,445 natural sites, 654 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km684 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 22 kmE
  • Innersts Seewji Lake 17 kmNE
  • Illsee Lake 17 kmN
  • Unterer Märetschisee Lake 17 kmN

25–60 km2,422 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 43 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 47 kmW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 41 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 34 kmN

60–100 km3,100 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 98 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 64 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 64 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 61 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Randa Municipality, Visp District
    6.9 km E
  • Barma Village, Anniviers
    4.9 km W
  • Randa Village, Randa
    7 km E
  • Zinal Village, Anniviers
    5.6 km NW
  • Turtmann-Unterems Municipality, Leuk District
    9 km N
  • St. Niklaus Municipality, Visp District
    9.8 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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