- Elevation
- 2,571 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport60 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport106 km
About Weisshornsee
Weisshornsee is a lake. Location: Icogne, Sierre District. Elevation: 2,571 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Pointe de la Plaine Mort and Lac de Huiton.
Climate of Weisshornsee
This month · November
A wet month
Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- December (128 mm)
- Driest month
- September (85 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -6° | -6° | -4° | -2° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 3° | -2° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -12° | -10° | -8° | -4° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 0° | -3° | -8° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 117 | 120 | 103 | 102 | 107 | 107 | 95 | 98 | 85 | 108 | 123 | 128 |
How to get to Weisshornsee
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 60 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (106 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 64 km to the north.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 60 kmnorth
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 106 kmwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 117 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 64 kmnorth
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 67 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 104 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 132 kmnorth
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 138 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Weisshornsee
Within 100 km: 139 historic and cultural sites, 5,620 natural sites, 702 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km650 places
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 24 kmNE
- Lac de Derborence Lake 23 kmSW
- Daubensee Lake 12 kmE
- Blausee Lake 23 kmNE
25–60 km2,846 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 43 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 43 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 39 kmNE
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 54 kmNE
60–100 km2,965 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 66 kmN
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 61 kmNE
- Lago Nero Lake 82 kmE
- Sankt Petersinsel Island 82 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Crans-Montana Municipality, Sierre District5.2 km SE
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Lenk Municipality, Obersimmental-Saanen District6 km N
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Crans-Montana Town, Crans-Montana6.6 km S
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Ayent Municipality, Hérens District7.1 km SW
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Montana Village, Crans-Montana6.6 km S
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Randogne Village, Crans-Montana7.3 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pointe de la Plaine Mort Mountain, Crans-Montana0.9 km E -
Lac de Huiton Lake, Valais<0.1 km N
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Pointe de Vatseret Mountain, Icogne0.7 km NE
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Weisshorn Mountain, Icogne1.3 km N
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Rohrbachstein Mountain, Ayent1.2 km W
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Sex Mort Mountain, Crans-Montana1.8 km E
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Rawilseeleni Lake, Lenk1.8 km NW
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Rawilseeleni Lake, Lenk1.9 km NW
Sources & licences
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