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Municipality

Schönengrund

Located in Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Coordinates: 47°19′15″ N 9°13′54″ E

Map showing the location of Schönengrund Schönengrund
Location in Switzerland
Population
528
528
Elevation
970 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Schönengrund
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport31 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen44 km

About Schönengrund

Schönengrund is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Population: 528. Elevation: 970 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Hochwacht and Hochalp.

Climate of Schönengrund

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (187 mm)
Driest month
January (90 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 Schönengrund
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°6°10°15°18°20°20°16°12°6°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°2°6°9°11°11°8°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)9093100123141175187175138108119105

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Schönengrund

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 31 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (44 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 43 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 31 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 44 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 54 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 43 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 52 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 128 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 128 kmnorthwest
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 130 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Schönengrund

Within 100 km: 489 historic and cultural sites, 5,940 natural sites, 1,206 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km337 places

  • Walensee Lake 22 kmS
  • Voralpsee Lake 21 kmSE
  • Bettenauer Weiher Lake 16 kmNW
  • Hauptswiler Weiher Lake 18 kmN

25–60 km2,171 places

  • Mainau Island 43 kmN
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 38 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 43 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 36 kmW

60–100 km5,127 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 61 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 77 kmW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 74 kmSW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 67 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Schönengrund

2 places
  1. 1 Schönengrund 473

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

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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