- Elevation
- 2,891 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport82 km
- LUG Lugano Airport90 km
About Horn
Horn is a mountain. Location: St. Niklaus, Visp District. Elevation: 2,891 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Twära and Steitalgrat.
Climate of Horn
This month · November
A cold month
Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 85 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 9°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -14°)
- 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) | -8° | -7° | -5° | -3° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 9° | 6° | 1° | -4° | -7° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -13° | -10° | -6° | -3° | 0° | 1° | -2° | -6° | -10° | -13° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 84 | 82 | 72 | 79 | 67 | 84 | 85 | 79 |
How to get to Horn
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 82 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (97 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 87 km to the north.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 82 kmnorth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 90 kmeast
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 97 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 87 kmnorth
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 95 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 126 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 142 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 152 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
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Embd Municipality, Visp District2.1 km NE
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Sankt Niklaus Village, St. Niklaus3.4 km SE
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Grächen Village, St. Niklaus4.6 km E
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Embd Village, Embd3.9 km E
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Turtmann-Unterems Municipality, Leuk District5.1 km W
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Grächen Municipality, Visp District5.4 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Twära Mountain, St. Niklaus1 km E
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Steitalgrat Mountain, St. Niklaus1.2 km W
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Schwarzhorn Mountain, Ergisch2.3 km NW
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Steitalhorn Mountain, St. Niklaus1.4 km W
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Rieberg Mountain, Embd2.1 km N
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Augstbordgrat Mountain, Unterbäch2.2 km NW
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Sparruhorn Mountain, St. Niklaus2.2 km S
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Wyssegga Mountain, Turtmann-Unterems2.4 km W
Sources & licences
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