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Village

Wels

Located in Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District Coordinates: 46°58′37″ N 14°20′58″ E

Map showing the location of Wels Wels
Location in Austria
Population
7
7
Elevation
772 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
KLU Klagenfurt Airport37 km
GRZ Graz Airport83 km

About Wels

Wels is a village. Location: Friesach, Sankt Veit an der Glan District. Population: 7. Elevation: 772 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Klagenfurt Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Olsabach and Königkogel.

Climate of Wels

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
July (142 mm)
Driest month
January (42 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).

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Climate of Wels
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°4°8°12°18°21°23°22°18°13°6°2°
Average low (°C)-8°-6°-3°1°6°9°11°10°7°3°-2°-6°
Precipitation (mm)4246698197135142122107928663

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Wels

The nearest airport is Klagenfurt Airport (KLU), 37 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klagenfurt, 39 km to the south.

Airports

  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 37 kmsouth
  • Graz Airport (GRZ) Feldkirchen bei Graz 83 kmeast
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 84 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 39 kmsouth
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 84 kmeast
  • Salzburg Population: 157.2K 134 kmnorthwest
  • Linz Population: 204.8K 148 kmnorth
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 180 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Wels

Within 100 km: 283 historic and cultural sites, 2,833 natural sites, 868 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km175 places

  • Wildsee Lake 19 kmE
  • Großer Winterleitensee Lake 19 kmNE
  • Lindersee Lake 20 kmNE
  • Lavantsee Lake 18 kmNE

25–60 km1,196 places

  • Glohbuckensee Lake 56 kmN
  • Gemeinsee Lake 55 kmN
  • Grüner See Lake 55 kmN
  • Geißrinksee Lake 51 kmN

60–100 km2,613 places

  • Hoher Dachstein Mountain 79 kmNW
  • Klamm Natural site 60 kmN
  • Seeriessee Lake 62 kmNW
  • Untersee Lake 70 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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