Alter Rhein
Located in Hohenems, Politischer Bezirk Dornbirn Coordinates: 47°22′11″ N 9°39′33″ E
- Elevation
- 402 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport15 km
- FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen35 km
About Alter Rhein
Alter Rhein is a lake. Location: Hohenems, Politischer Bezirk Dornbirn. Elevation: 402 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Alter Rhein Rheinauen Hohenems and Alter Rhein Altes Emser Bad.
Photos of Alter Rhein
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Climate of Alter Rhein
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 102 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- July (166 mm)
- Driest month
- January (69 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 73 | 79 | 103 | 123 | 159 | 166 | 154 | 118 | 90 | 102 | 83 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Alter Rhein
The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 15 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (35 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 72 km to the west.
Airports
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 15 kmnorthwest
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 35 kmnorth
- Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM) Memmingen 81 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 72 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 84 kmwest
- Ulm Population: 120.5K 117 kmnorth
- Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 129 kmnorth
- Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 132 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Alter Rhein
Within 100 km: 456 historic and cultural sites, 5,593 natural sites, 1,217 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km445 places
- Weiher Diepoldsau Lake 2 kmNE
- Alter Rhein Lake 1 kmW
- Wenigerweiher Lake 19 kmW
- Nollen Lake 3 kmN
25–60 km2,381 places
- Mainau Island 51 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 49 kmNW
- Walensee Lake 45 kmSW
- Obersee Lake 58 kmSW
60–100 km4,440 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 92 kmW
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 61 kmNW
- Ufenau Island 69 kmW
- Insel Lützelau Island 68 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Hohenems Town, Hohenems2.3 km SE
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Altach Municipality, Feldkirch District1.7 km SW
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Diepoldsau Municipality, Wahlkreis Rheintal1.8 km NW
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Altach Town, Altach1.8 km S
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Diepoldsau Town, Diepoldsau1.8 km N
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Götzis Municipality, Feldkirch District3.7 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Alter Rhein Rheinauen Hohenems Lake, Politischer Bezirk Dornbirn0.4 km SW
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Alter Rhein Altes Emser Bad Lake, Politischer Bezirk Dornbirn0.6 km NE
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Alter Rhein Lake, Diepoldsau0.9 km W
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Altach Gillbach River, Altach1.1 km S
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Alter Rhein Kopfloch Lake, Feldkirch District1.2 km W
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Weiher Diepoldsau Lake, Diepoldsau1.5 km NE
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Alter Rhein Waibelloch Lake, Politischer Bezirk Dornbirn1.6 km NE
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Weiher Diepoldsau Lake, Diepoldsau1.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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