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Natural site

Glacier de Tsanfleuron

Located in Savièse, Sion District Coordinates: 46°19′12″ N 7°13′29″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier de Tsanfleuron Glacier de Tsanfleuron
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,779 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Conthey
5.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport69 km
GVA Geneva International Airport86 km

About Glacier de Tsanfleuron

Glacier de Tsanfleuron is a natural site. Location: Savièse, Sion District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Becca d'Audon and Tour St. Martin.

Climate of Glacier de Tsanfleuron

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -11° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 10°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
December (122 mm)
Driest month
September (81 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 Tsanfleuron
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-4°-1°4°7°10°10°7°2°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-12°-10°-5°-2°0°1°-2°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)110115969299102909281105119122

How to get to Glacier de Tsanfleuron

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (86 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 50 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 69 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 86 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 97 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 50 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 72 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 84 kmwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 138 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 140 kmnorth

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

Nearest towns and villages

  • Conthey Municipality, Conthey District
    5.8 km SE
  • Ormont-Dessus Municipality, Aigle District
    5.6 km NW
  • Gsteig Municipality, Obersimmental-Saanen District
    7.5 km N
  • Ardon Municipality, Conthey District
    10 km S
  • Reusch Village, Gsteig
    5.2 km N
  • Gryon Municipality, Aigle District
    10 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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