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Municipality

Heiden

Located in Bezirk Vorderland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Coordinates: 47°26′28″ N 9°32′01″ E

Map showing the location of Heiden Heiden
Location in Switzerland
Population
4,203
4.2K
Elevation
784 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
7
listed under Heiden
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport5 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen26 km

About Heiden

Heiden is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Vorderland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Population: 4,203. Elevation: 784 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Burgruine Hoch Altstätten and Rheinholz Gaißau.

Climate of Heiden

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 102 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
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).

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Climate of Heiden
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°8°11°17°19°21°21°17°12°6°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°6°9°11°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)6973791031231591661541189010283

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

How to get to Heiden

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 5 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (26 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 61 km to the west.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 5 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 26 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 74 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 61 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 75 kmwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 112 kmnorth
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 119 kmnorth
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 140 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Heiden

Within 100 km: 490 historic and cultural sites, 5,345 natural sites, 1,180 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km276 places

  • Weiher Diepoldsau Lake 12 kmSE
  • Uttwiler Weiher Lake 21 kmNW
  • Alter Rhein Lake 12 kmSE
  • Hauptswiler Weiher Lake 21 kmW

25–60 km2,140 places

  • Mainau Island 39 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 36 kmNW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 49 kmNW
  • Seedamm Island 60 kmSW

60–100 km4,599 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 83 kmW
  • Ufenau Island 62 kmSW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 61 kmSW
  • Schönenwerd Island 67 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Heiden

7 places
  1. 1 Heiden 4K

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

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