- Elevation
- 2,937 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport89 km
- LUG Lugano Airport91 km
About Wisshorn
Wisshorn is a mountain. Location: Zermatt, Visp District. Elevation: 2,937 m. The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (89 km). Nearby sights include Platthorn and Höhbalmenstafel.
Climate of Wisshorn
This month · November
A cold month
Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 67 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -8° | -6° | -4° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -12° | -11° | -6° | -2° | 1° | 2° | -1° | -5° | -9° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 57 | 66 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 59 | 54 | 64 | 67 | 58 |
How to get to Wisshorn
The nearest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), 89 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 100 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 89 kmsoutheast
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmeast
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 93 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 100 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 104 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 124 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 160 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 170 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wisshorn
Within 100 km: 95 historic and cultural sites, 5,272 natural sites, 629 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km678 places
- Stausee Mattmark Lake 17 kmE
- Innersts Seewji Lake 23 kmN
- Gornergratsee Lake 7 kmSE
- Gouille de la Grand-Rionde Lake 25 kmNW
25–60 km2,111 places
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 51 kmN
- Lac de Fully Lake 52 kmW
- Lac de Derborence Lake 48 kmNW
- Daubensee Lake 43 kmN
60–100 km3,207 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 71 kmN
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 72 kmN
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 69 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 77 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Platthorn Mountain, Täsch1.8 km N
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Höhbalmenstafel Mountain, Zermatt2 km SW
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Furgghorn Mountain, Zermatt2.1 km NW
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Mettelhorn Mountain, Zermatt2.1 km N
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Gorner gorge Natural site, Zermatt3.2 km S -
Hüenerchnubel Mountain, Zermatt2.3 km SW
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Unter Äschhorn Mountain, Zermatt2.8 km NW
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Zinalrothorn Mountain, Anniviers4.6 km NW
More nature in Switzerland
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Gornergrat Mountain, Zermatt7.2 km SE -
Unter Gabelhorn Mountain, Zermatt3.1 km SW
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Wisse Tschuggen Mountain, Zermatt3.2 km SW
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Eseltschuggen Mountain, Zermatt3.3 km NW
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Ober Äschhorn Mountain, Zermatt3.3 km NW
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Furggegga Mountain, Zermatt3.4 km SE
Sources & licences
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