Location & Surroundings
Lax is a village in Valais, Switzerland with 315 inhabitants, at 1,057 m elevation. The nearest larger town is Naters, 12 km to the southwest. The national capital Bern is 81 km to the northwest. The nearest airport is Ambri Airport, 46 km away.
Overview
Lax is municipality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland — DE Gemeinde im Kanton Wallis, Schweiz.
It is located in Goms District, Switzerland.
The population is about 309 (2018).
It covers about 5.02 square kilometre.
The elevation is around 1,039 metre.
Also known as: Lax VS
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Basic Data
- Country Switzerland
- Located in Goms District
- Area 5.02 square kilometre
- Type populated place (PPL)
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Geography
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Coordinates
46° 23' 18" N, 8° 7' 1" E
- Elevation DEM: 1057 m
- Timezone Europe/Zurich
- Time Shift GMT 1 (DST 2)
Statistics & Country
- Population 315
- Pop. Density 110 p/km²
- Built-up 4.5%
- Settlement Low density rural
- Currency Franc (CHF)
- Phone Prefix +41
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 15:13
- Sunrise 07:18
- Sunset 19:19
- Day length 12 h 1 min
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Weather in Lax
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Lax, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 6.2 C with mostly clear skies and a 1.9 m/s north-westerly wind. Next 24h: 5.4 to 14.3 C, max wind 1.9 m/s. No precipitation expected. Solar peaks near 491 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 6.2 | 1.9 | 309 | 58 | 1,023.9 | - / 0.00 | 1 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 14.3 | 0.6 | 316 | 44 | 1,022.1 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 16 | 491.0 | n/a |
| 12h | 6.7 | 0.2 | 4 | 77 | 1,024.5 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 4 | 326.1 | n/a |
| 18h | 5.4 | 0.6 | 161 | 79 | 1,025.1 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 6.0 | 0.4 | 120 | 75 | 1,024.1 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 2.4 | n/a |
| 30h | 14.6 | 1.3 | 147 | 49 | 1,022.1 | 0.01 / 0.01 | 7 | 487.4 | n/a |
| 36h | 7.2 | 0.5 | 142 | 86 | 1,024.2 | 0.91 / 0.93 | 32 | 318.2 | n/a |
| 42h | 6.1 | 0.9 | 123 | 84 | 1,024.7 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 24 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Monday | 7.0 | 1.1 | 109 | 77 | 1,023.7 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 19 | 2.1 | n/a |
| 54h | 14.1 | 2.5 | 141 | 55 | 1,022.4 | 0.17 / 0.17 | 66 | 461.4 | n/a |
| 60h | 7.4 | 2.0 | 143 | 90 | 1,024.6 | 0.00 / 0.17 | 85 | 289.1 | n/a |
| 66h | 6.0 | 1.7 | 151 | 85 | 1,025.3 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 99 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Tuesday | 5.3 | 1.5 | 145 | 79 | 1,024.9 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 83 | 2.0 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Official website www.lax.ch
- Commons category Lax