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Municipality

Herisau

Located in Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Coordinates: 47°22′58″ N 9°16′27″ E

Map showing the location of Herisau Herisau
Location in Switzerland
Population
15,763
15.8K
Elevation
738 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
14
listed under Herisau
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport24 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen37 km

About Herisau

Herisau is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Population: 15,763. Elevation: 738 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Kirchtobelbach and Kybunpark.

Climate of Herisau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 94 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (150 mm)
Driest month
January (63 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 Herisau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°12°17°19°22°21°18°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°7°10°12°12°9°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)63717498116146150140108839480

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

How to get to Herisau

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 24 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (37 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 44 km to the west.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 24 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 37 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 55 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 44 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 55 kmwest
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 123 kmnorth
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 125 kmnortheast
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 127 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Herisau

Within 100 km: 498 historic and cultural sites, 5,642 natural sites, 1,162 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km261 places

  • Uttwiler Weiher Lake 22 kmN
  • Bettenauer Weiher Lake 14 kmW
  • Hauptswiler Weiher Lake 11 kmN
  • Stolzenbergweiher Lake 10 kmNW

25–60 km2,090 places

  • Mainau Island 36 kmN
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 32 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 38 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 42 kmSW

60–100 km4,951 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 63 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 80 kmW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 64 kmSW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Herisau

14 places
  1. 1 Herisau 15.7K

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

Cities & villages13

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