- Elevation
- 3,092 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport84 km
- LUG Lugano Airport91 km
About Festihorn
Festihorn is a mountain. Location: St. Niklaus, Visp District. Elevation: 3,092 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Sparruhorn and Wasuhorn.
Climate of Festihorn
This month · November
A cold month
Day -5° · Night -12° · Rain 85 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -15°)
- Wettest month
- November (85 mm)
- Driest month
- September (67 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) | -9° | -9° | -7° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 0° | -5° | -8° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -15° | -14° | -12° | -7° | -4° | -1° | -1° | -4° | -7° | -12° | -14° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 84 | 82 | 72 | 79 | 67 | 84 | 85 | 79 |
How to get to Festihorn
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 84 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (96 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 89 km to the north.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 84 kmnorth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmeast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 96 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 89 kmnorth
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 95 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 125 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 145 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 154 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Festihorn
Within 100 km: 115 historic and cultural sites, 5,785 natural sites, 691 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km718 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 22 kmSE
- Innersts Seewji Lake 8 kmN
- Illsee Lake 14 kmNW
- Unterer Märetschisee Lake 12 kmNW
25–60 km2,569 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 56 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 56 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 53 kmN
- Lake Thun Lake 57 kmN
60–100 km3,304 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 92 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 62 kmN
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 67 kmN
- Lago Nero Lake 67 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Sankt Niklaus Village, St. Niklaus2.9 km E
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Turtmann-Unterems Municipality, Leuk District4.2 km W
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Grächen Village, St. Niklaus5.9 km E
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Embd Municipality, Visp District5 km NE
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Mattsand Village, St. Niklaus3.8 km SE
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Grächen Municipality, Visp District6.8 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sparruhorn Mountain, St. Niklaus0.8 km N
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Wasuhorn Mountain, St. Niklaus1.4 km W
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Junggletscher Natural site, St. Niklaus1.6 km W
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Brändjihorn Mountain, Turtmann-Unterems2.1 km W
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Obere Stelligletscher Natural site, St. Niklaus2 km SW
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Inner Rothorn Mountain, St. Niklaus2.3 km W
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Üssers Stellihorn Mountain, Turtmann-Unterems2.3 km W
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Inners Stellihorn Mountain, Turtmann-Unterems2.4 km SW
Sources & licences
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