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Grisons · SwitzerlandSummit weather, forecast and climate

Guggernel

1,934 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec
Elevation1,934 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation0.4 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul15°average high
47.04° N, 9.60° EElevation 1,934 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,934 m
  • Mid-mountain1,290 m
  • Valley · Jenins645 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Guggernel in brief

Guggernel rises to 1,934 m, Grisons, Switzerland.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, while nights fall below freezing in 7 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to November.

The nearest town is Jenins, 5.8 km to the SW at 645 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,934 m · 6,345 ft
Region
Grisons
Country
Switzerland
Coordinates
47.0425, 9.6039
Nearest airport
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) · 49 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Guggernel by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-20°-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°-1°-12°Jan-1°-11°Feb2°-7°Mar5°-4°Apr10°1°May13°4°Jun15°6°Jul15°6°Aug11°3°Sep8°0°Oct2°-6°Nov-1°-10°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Guggernel by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-1°-1°2°5°10°13°15°15°11°8°2°-1°
Average low-12°-11°-7°-4°1°4°6°6°3°0°-6°-10°
Precipitation130 mm124 mm150 mm134 mm174 mm216 mm257 mm257 mm186 mm124 mm145 mm141 mm
Cloud cover47%49%52%52%51%49%43%45%49%48%52%51%
Daylight8h 5510h 1811h 5113h 3515h 0315h 5315h 3214h 1612h 3610h 579h 238h 32
Month score181716161632444221181616

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
Snow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level900 m1,000 m1,550 m2,000 m2,700 m3,250 m3,500 m3,500 m2,950 m2,550 m1,650 m1,100 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Guggernel in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Switzerland
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Panärahörner3,106 m–25 km SW7°
Vorder Panärahorn3,057 m–24 km SW7°
Schesaplana2,965 m829 m7.9 km E8°
Panüelerkopf2,859 m143 m6.3 km NE10°
Pizol2,844 m457 m19 km SW9°
Salaruelkopf2,841 m–6.0 km E8°
Felsenkopf2,835 m–8.4 km E8°
Drei Türme2,830 m628 m16 km E11°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Jenins
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Jenins

Grisons · 5.8 km SW
15°Oct high
13wet days
50score
Jenins
Seewis im Prättigau
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Seewis im Prättigau

Grisons · 6.4 km SE
14°Oct high
14wet days
44score
Seewis im Prättigau
Malbun
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Malbun

Triesenberg · 6.6 km N
10°Oct high
13wet days
22score
Malbun
Maienfeld
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Maienfeld

Grisons · 6.9 km SW
16°Oct high
13wet days
55score
Maienfeld
Around here

Jenins and around

Jenins
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Jenins

Grisons · Switzerland
Jun–Augbest months
24°July high
645 maltitude
Jenins

Nature

Landquart
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3.7 km S

Landquart

River · 513 m
Landquart
Tamina
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3.7 km W

Tamina

River · 510 m
Tamina
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8.2 km SW

Stausee Mapragg

Lake · 861 m
Stausee Mapragg

Mountains

Ringelspitz
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20 km SW

Ringelspitz

3,247 m · Tamina Alps
Ringelspitz
Hausstock
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40 km W

Hausstock

3,158 m · Tödi-Hausstock Group
Hausstock
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20 km SW

Glaserhorn

3,128 m · Tamina Alps
Glaserhorn

Heritage

Maienfeld
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2.1 km W

Maienfeld

Swiss townscape worthy of protection
Maienfeld
Neu-Aspermont Castle
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0.7 km E

Neu-Aspermont Castle

class A Swiss cultural property of national significance · 1235
Neu-Aspermont Castle
Protestant Church, Maienfeld
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2.0 km W

Protestant Church, Maienfeld

class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance
Protestant Church, Maienfeld

Museums

Greisinger Museum
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0.3 km S

Greisinger Museum

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Greisinger Museum
Furkels
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4.7 km SW

Furkels

Furkels
Drachenlochmuseum Vättis
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13 km SW

Drachenlochmuseum Vättis

Drachenlochmuseum Vättis