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Furggsee

Located in Zermatt, Visp District Coordinates: 45°58′26″ N 7°41′53″ E

Map showing the location of Furggsee Furggsee
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,872 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Zermatt
6.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
TRN Turin Airport86 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport89 km

About Furggsee

Furggsee is a lake. Location: Zermatt, Visp District. Elevation: 2,872 m. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Trockener Steg and Furgggletscher.

Climate of Furggsee

This month · November

A cold month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
August (day 9°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
November (65 mm)
Driest month
July (49 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 Furggsee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-7°-6°-4°1°4°8°9°5°2°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-12°-10°-5°-2°2°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)595564636354495653636556

How to get to Furggsee

The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 86 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 102 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 86 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 89 kmsoutheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 94 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 102 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 110 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 123 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 168 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 176 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Furggsee

Within 100 km: 86 historic and cultural sites, 4,964 natural sites, 574 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km547 places

  • Stausee Mattmark Lake 21 kmE
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 25 kmW
  • Gornergratsee Lake 6 kmE
  • Lac des Dix Lake 25 kmW

25–60 km1,934 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 58 kmN
  • Lac de Fully Lake 52 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 50 kmNW
  • Daubensee Lake 49 kmN

60–100 km3,143 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 79 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 79 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 76 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 85 kmN

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