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Wengen-JungfrauBern · SwitzerlandSummit weather, forecast and climate
Mathildespitze
3,557 mSnow likely Jan–Dec
Elevation3,557 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.3 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul3°average high
46.55° N, 7.98° EElevation 3,557 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit3,557 m
- Mid-mountain2,240 m
- Valley · Stechelberg918 m
Freezing level in October: 2,800 m
iThe mountain
Mathildespitze in brief
Mathildespitze rises to 3,557 m, Bern, Switzerland.
At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 4°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from June to September.
The nearest town is Stechelberg, 5.7 km to the W at 918 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 3,557 m · 11,670 ft
- Region
- Bern
- Country
- Switzerland
- Coordinates
- 46.5470, 7.9759
- Nearest airport
- Bern Airport (BRN) · 55 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 Mathildespitze by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | -10° | -10° | -9° | -6° | -2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 1° | -2° | -7° | -14° |
| Average low | -22° | -16° | -14° | -12° | -8° | -4° | -2° | -2° | -5° | -7° | -18° | -22° |
| Precipitation | 188 mm | 168 mm | 205 mm | 190 mm | 256 mm | 256 mm | 269 mm | 267 mm | 201 mm | 190 mm | 195 mm | 199 mm |
| Cloud cover | 48% | 48% | 51% | 52% | 50% | 46% | 38% | 40% | 42% | 47% | 51% | 50% |
| Daylight | 8h 58 | 10h 20 | 11h 51 | 13h 33 | 15h 00 | 15h 48 | 15h 29 | 14h 13 | 12h 36 | 10h 58 | 9h 26 | 8h 36 |
| Month score | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 1,100 m | 1,500 m | 1,800 m | 2,150 m | 2,750 m | 3,350 m | 3,650 m | 3,700 m | 3,200 m | 2,800 m | 1,700 m | 850 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Mathildespitze in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of SwitzerlandPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finsteraarhorn | 4,274 m | 2,278 m | 12 km E | 4° |
| Aletschhorn | 4,194 m | 1,043 m | 9.2 km S | 3° |
| Jungfrau | 4,158 m | 694 m | 1.5 km SW | 3° |
| Mönch | 4,110 m | 591 m | 2.1 km NE | 4° |
| Wengen-Jungfrau | 4,085 m | 26 m | 1.3 km SW | 3° |
| Schreckhorn | 4,078 m | 795 m | 12 km NE | 3° |
| Gross Fiescherhorn | 4,049 m | 396 m | 6.5 km E | 3° |
| Gross Grünhorn | 4,043 m | 303 m | 8.0 km E | 4° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Mürren
Bern · 6.5 km W
11°Oct high
13wet days
24score
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Lauterbrunnen
Bern · 7.2 km NW
13°Oct high
13wet days
40score
Around here
Stechelberg and around
Nature
Mountains
Heritage
Alpina-Edelweiss Hotel
Swiss cultural property of cantonal or local significance · 1927
Mürren-Allmendhubel cable car
Swiss cultural property of cantonal or local significance
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
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