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Village

Schwendi

Located in Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District Coordinates: 46°37′51″ N 8°00′15″ E

Map showing the location of Schwendi Schwendi
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
937 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport50 km
LUG Lugano Airport99 km

About Schwendi

Schwendi is a village. Location: Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District. Elevation: 937 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Furggenhorn and Burg.

Climate of Schwendi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
August (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
August (86 mm)
Driest month
February (72 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 Schwendi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°8°13°16°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°7°10°13°14°12°8°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)767280757583858674758276

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

How to get to Schwendi

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 50 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (101 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 55 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 50 kmnorthwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 99 kmsoutheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 101 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 55 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 92 kmnortheast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 106 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 108 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 112 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Schwendi

Within 100 km: 228 historic and cultural sites, 6,559 natural sites, 881 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km865 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 15 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 16 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 18 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 9 kmN

25–60 km3,060 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 58 kmNW
  • Lago Nero Lake 46 kmSE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 52 kmNE
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 54 kmNE

60–100 km3,743 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 93 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 77 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 88 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 82 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Furggenhorn Mountain, Grindelwald
    3.1 km NE
  • Burg Mountain, Grindelwald
    3.2 km NW
  • Faulhorn Mountain, Grindelwald
    4.9 km N
  • Uf Spitzen Mountain, Grindelwald
    3.4 km NE
  • Hireleni Mountain, Grindelwald
    3.6 km NE
  • Wysshorn Mountain, Grindelwald
    3.7 km W

Sources & licences

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