Village

Riese

Located in Lochau, Politischer Bezirk Bregenz Coordinates: 47°30′37″ N 9°46′18″ E

Location in Austria

Elevation: 857 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport16 km; FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen27 km

About Riese

Riese is a village. Location: Lochau, Politischer Bezirk Bregenz. Elevation: 857 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Sendeturm Pfänder and Pfänder.

Photos of Riese

Hochberg Reinhard Müller · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hirschberg Reinhard Müller · CC BY-SA 4.0
Geserberg Harald Hetzner · CC0
Fürberg Harald Hetzner · CC0
Lochau Concentration Camp Architect: unknown; original photographer: unknown; photographer of the document: Horst F. Freudenberger · Public domain

Climate of Riese

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 110 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: January (night -5°)
Wettest month: June (167 mm)
Driest month: January (75 mm)

1° -5°

2° -4°

7° -1°

10° 1°

16° 6°

18° 9°

21° 12°

20° 11°

16° 8°

11° 4°

5° -1°

2° -3°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

110

May

131

Jun

167

Jul

164

Aug

150

Sep

120

Oct

Nov

110

Dec

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 Riese
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	2°	7°	10°	16°	18°	21°	20°	16°	11°	5°	2°
Average low (°C)	-5°	-4°	-1°	1°	6°	9°	12°	11°	8°	4°	-1°	-3°
Precipitation (mm)	75	79	84	110	131	167	164	150	120	96	110	92

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Riese

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 16 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (27 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 79 km to the west.

Airports

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 16 kmwest
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 27 kmnorthwest
Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM) Memmingen 64 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Winterthur Population: 111.8K 79 kmwest
Zurich Population: 415.4K 94 kmwest
Ulm Population: 120.5K 100 kmnorth
Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 117 kmnorth
Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 126 kmeast

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

Day trips from Riese

Within 100 km: 493 historic and cultural sites, 5,350 natural sites, 1,182 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km389 places

Weiher Diepoldsau Lake 16 kmSW
Alter Rhein Lake 18 kmSW
Nollen Lake 15 kmSW
Nollen Lake 15 kmSW

25–60 km2,029 places

Mainau Island 48 kmNW
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 48 kmW
Voralpsee Lake 49 kmSW
Uttwiler Weiher Lake 33 kmW

60–100 km4,607 places

Strandbad Steckborn Beach 63 kmW
Ufenau Island 82 kmSW
Insel Lützelau Island 81 kmSW
Schönenwerd Island 87 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sendeturm Pfänder Landmark, Lochau
0.7 km E
Pfänder Mountain, Bregenz
0.7 km SE
Geserberg Mountain, Langen bei Bregenz
2.4 km SE
Lochau Concentration Camp Historic site, Lochau
2.6 km NW
Fürberg Mountain, Eichenberg
2.5 km NE
Martinsturm Historic site, Bregenz
2 km SW