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Municipality

Gais

Located in Bezirk Mittelland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Coordinates: 47°22′09″ N 9°28′16″ E

Map showing the location of Gais Gais
Location in Switzerland
Population
3,066
3.1K
Elevation
983 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
8
listed under Gais
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport15 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen34 km

About Gais

Gais is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Mittelland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Population: 3,066. Elevation: 983 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Höch Hirschberg and Erlebniszoo Rheintal.

Climate of Gais

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 99 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (160 mm)
Driest month
January (67 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 Gais
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°10°15°18°20°20°16°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-2°1°6°9°11°11°7°4°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)677379104125153160150117889982

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Gais

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 15 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (34 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 58 km to the west.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 15 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 34 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 70 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 58 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 70 kmwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 121 kmnorth
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 126 kmnorth
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 140 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gais

Within 100 km: 489 historic and cultural sites, 5,671 natural sites, 1,199 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km297 places

  • Voralpsee Lake 25 kmS
  • Weiher Diepoldsau Lake 15 kmE
  • Uttwiler Weiher Lake 25 kmNW
  • Alter Rhein Lake 13 kmE

25–60 km2,310 places

  • Mainau Island 43 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 40 kmNW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 50 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 55 kmW

60–100 km4,752 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 78 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 95 kmW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 76 kmSW
  • Saffa Insel Island 71 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gais

8 places
  1. 1 Gais 2.8K

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

Cities & villages6

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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