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Natural site

Glacier du Brochet

Located in Savièse, Sion District Coordinates: 46°20′54″ N 7°21′27″ E

Map showing the location of Glacier du Brochet Glacier du Brochet
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,926 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ayent
4.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport64 km
GVA Geneva International Airport97 km

About Glacier du Brochet

Glacier du Brochet is a natural site. Location: Savièse, Sion District. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Wildhorn and Mont Pucel.

Climate of Glacier du Brochet

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
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
Climate of Glacier du Brochet
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°2°5°8°9°5°1°-4°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-13°-10°-6°-3°0°1°-2°-6°-10°-13°
Precipitation (mm)117120103102107107959885108123128

How to get to Glacier du Brochet

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 64 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (97 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 59 km to the west.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 64 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 97 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 108 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 59 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 67 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 95 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 136 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 143 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glacier du Brochet

Within 100 km: 142 historic and cultural sites, 5,185 natural sites, 638 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km593 places

  • Lac de Derborence Lake 13 kmSW
  • Daubensee Lake 21 kmE
  • Arnensee Lake 12 kmNW
  • Lauenensee Lake 6 kmN

25–60 km2,654 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 51 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 51 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 47 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 38 kmW

60–100 km2,718 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 69 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 62 kmNE
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 69 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 92 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ayent Municipality, Hérens District
    4.7 km SE
  • Arbaz Municipality, Sion District
    5.5 km S
  • Lauenen Municipality, Obersimmental-Saanen District
    5.7 km N
  • Visse Village, Savièse
    5.3 km S
  • Arbaz Village, Arbaz
    8.1 km S
  • Ayent Village, Ayent
    8.4 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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