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Municipality

Urnäsch

Located in Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Coordinates: 47°17′48″ N 9°16′03″ E

Map showing the location of Urnäsch Urnäsch
Location in Switzerland
Population
2,272
2.3K
Elevation
866 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
6
listed under Urnäsch
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport30 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen46 km

About Urnäsch

Urnäsch is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Population: 2,272. Elevation: 866 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Hochhamm and Spicher.

Climate of Urnäsch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
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 Urnäsch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°10°16°18°21°21°17°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)9093100123141175187175138108119105

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Urnäsch

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 30 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (46 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 47 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 30 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 46 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 57 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 55 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 131 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 132 kmnorthwest
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 133 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Urnäsch

Within 100 km: 480 historic and cultural sites, 6,033 natural sites, 1,206 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km363 places

  • Walensee Lake 20 kmS
  • Voralpsee Lake 18 kmSE
  • Bettenauer Weiher Lake 19 kmNW
  • Hauptswiler Weiher Lake 20 kmN

25–60 km2,213 places

  • Mainau Island 46 kmN
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 41 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 46 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 38 kmW

60–100 km5,143 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 64 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 79 kmW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 75 kmSW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 67 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Urnäsch

6 places
  1. 1 Urnäsch 2.3K

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

Cities & villages3

Mountains & nature2

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