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Municipality

Bregenz

Located in Politischer Bezirk Bregenz, Vorarlberg Coordinates: 47°30′24″ N 9°44′17″ E

Map showing the location of Bregenz Bregenz
Location in Austria
Population
29,574
29.6K
Elevation
392 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
Places inside
16
listed under Bregenz
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport14 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen25 km

About Bregenz

Bregenz is a municipality. Location: Politischer Bezirk Bregenz, Vorarlberg. Population: 29,574. Elevation: 392 m.

From Wikipedia

Bregenz (German: [ˈbʁeːɡɛnts] ; Vorarlbergian: Breagaz [ˈb̥rea̯ɡ̊ats]) is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost state of Austria. The city lies on the east and southeast shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe (river Rhine), between Switzerland in the west and Germany in the northwest and big forests in the east - the Bregenzerwald. Bregenz is located on a plateau falling in a series of terraces to the lake at the foot of Pfänder mountain.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
29.5 km²
Official website
bregenz.at

Source: Wikidata

Twin towns and sister cities of Bregenz

  • Bangor· United Kingdom

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Bregenz over time

Population of Bregenz over time
2012 28,208
2015 28,697
2018 29,806
2023 29,620
2025 29,476

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Bregenz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 110 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (167 mm)
Driest month
January (75 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
Climate of Bregenz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°10°13°19°21°24°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°4°9°12°15°14°11°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)7579841101311671641501209611092

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

How to get to Bregenz

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 14 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (25 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 76 km to the west.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 14 kmwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 25 kmnorthwest
  • Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM) Memmingen 65 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 76 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 91 kmwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 101 kmnorth
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 117 kmnorth
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 128 kmeast

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

Day trips from Bregenz

Within 100 km: 487 historic and cultural sites, 5,386 natural sites, 1,179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km364 places

  • Weiher Diepoldsau Lake 15 kmS
  • Alter Rhein Lake 17 kmSW
  • Nollen Lake 13 kmSW
  • Nollen Lake 13 kmSW

25–60 km2,031 places

  • Mainau Island 46 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 46 kmNW
  • Walensee Lake 59 kmSW
  • Voralpsee Lake 47 kmSW

60–100 km4,657 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 99 kmW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 60 kmW
  • Ufenau Island 79 kmSW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 78 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Bregenz

16 places
  1. 1 Bregenz 29.8K
  2. 2 Fluh 335

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages9

Mountains & nature2

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources