Riffelhorn, Zermatt — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Riffelhorn

Riffelhorn is a mountain. Location: Zermatt, Visp District. Elevation: 2,930 m. The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Riffelsee and Gornergrat.

Climate of Riffelhorn

This month · November

A cold month

Day -3° · Night -8° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month: August (day 8°)
Coldest month: February (night -13°)
Wettest month: November (65 mm)
Driest month: July (49 mm)

-7° -12°

-7° -13°

-6° -12°

-5° -10°

0° -6°

4° -2°

7° 1°

8° 2°

5° -1°

1° -4°

-3° -8°

-5° -11°

Jan

59

Feb

55

Mar

64

Apr

63

May

63

Jun

54

Jul

49

Aug

56

Sep

53

Oct

63

Nov

65

Dec

56

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 Riffelhorn
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-7°	-7°	-6°	-5°	0°	4°	7°	8°	5°	1°	-3°	-5°
Average low (°C)	-12°	-13°	-12°	-10°	-6°	-2°	1°	2°	-1°	-4°	-8°	-11°
Precipitation (mm)	59	55	64	63	63	54	49	56	53	63	65	56

How to get to Riffelhorn

The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), 85 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 105 km to the northwest.

Airports

Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 85 kmsoutheast
Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 87 kmsouth
Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 89 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Lausanne Population: 139.1K 105 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 110 kmnorth
Geneva Population: 201.7K 127 kmwest
Zurich Population: 415.4K 165 kmnorth
Basel Population: 177.6K 176 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Riffelhorn

Within 100 km: 90 historic and cultural sites, 5,084 natural sites, 599 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km549 places

Stausee Mattmark Lake 17 kmE
Gornergratsee Lake 2 kmE
Le Lac Bleu Lake 23 kmW
Stellisee Lake 5 kmNE

25–60 km1,956 places

Oeschinen Lake Lake 58 kmN
Lac de Fully Lake 56 kmNW
Lac de Derborence Lake 53 kmNW
Daubensee Lake 49 kmN

60–100 km3,268 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 78 kmN
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 78 kmN
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 75 kmN
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 83 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Zermatt Town, Zermatt
4.4 km N
Riffelalp Village, Zermatt
2.3 km N
Blatten Village, Zermatt
3.4 km NW
Ried Village, Zermatt
5.6 km N
Täsch Municipality, Visp District
9 km NE
Stafel Village, Zermatt
6 km NW

Riffelhorn

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Riffelsee Lake, Zermatt
0.3 km NE
Gornergrat Mountain, Zermatt
2 km E
Gagenhaupt Mountain, Zermatt
1.2 km NW
Gugle Mountain, Zermatt
2 km N
Gornergratsee Lake, Zermatt
1.7 km E
Gorner gorge Natural site, Zermatt
3.4 km NW
Breithorn Mountain, Zermatt
4.6 km S
Chli Triftji Mountain, Zermatt
3 km S