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Village

Riffelalp

Located in Zermatt, Visp District Coordinates: 46°00′04″ N 7°45′02″ E

Map showing the location of Riffelalp Riffelalp
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,298 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport86 km
TRN Turin Airport89 km

About Riffelalp

Riffelalp is a village. Location: Zermatt, Visp District. Elevation: 2,298 m. The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (86 km). Nearby sights include Gorner gorge and Gugle.

Climate of Riffelalp

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -5° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
November (67 mm)
Driest month
July (52 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 Riffelalp
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°-2°0°5°8°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-8°-6°-2°2°5°6°3°0°-5°-7°
Precipitation (mm)605766636458525954646758

How to get to Riffelalp

The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), 86 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 103 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 86 kmsoutheast
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 89 kmsouth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 90 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 103 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 108 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 126 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 164 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 174 kmnorth

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

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