- Elevation
- 2,510 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport77 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport84 km
About Glarus Alps
Glarus Alps is a mountain. Location: Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. Elevation: 2,510 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Mittler Selbsanft and Hinter Selbsanft.
Climate of Glarus Alps
This month · November
A wet month
Day -2° · Night -9° · Rain 137 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- July (190 mm)
- Driest month
- February (95 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -5° | -5° | -3° | -1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 3° | -2° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -13° | -11° | -8° | -4° | 0° | 2° | 2° | -1° | -4° | -9° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 109 | 95 | 117 | 149 | 161 | 181 | 190 | 182 | 167 | 150 | 137 | 115 |
How to get to Glarus Alps
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 77 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 68 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 77 kmnorthwest
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 84 kmnortheast
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 92 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 68 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 78 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 119 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 135 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 156 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Glarus Alps
Within 100 km: 346 historic and cultural sites, 7,269 natural sites, 1,075 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km831 places
- Klöntalersee Lake 21 kmN
- Lag Prau Pulté Lake 21 kmE
- Lag Crest Ault Lake 17 kmSW
- Dachlisee Lake 12 kmSE
25–60 km3,338 places
- Lago Nero Lake 55 kmSW
- Ufenau Island 46 kmN
- Insel Lützelau Island 46 kmN
- Schönenwerd Island 46 kmNW
60–100 km4,521 places
- Mainau Island 98 kmN
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 77 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 93 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 92 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Breil/Brigels Municipality, Region Surselva5.9 km SE
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Spiringen Municipality, Uri8.8 km NW
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Breíl Village, Breil/Brigels8.4 km SE
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Trun Municipality, Region Surselva10 km S
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Tierfehd Village, Glarus Süd5.6 km N
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Glarus Süd Municipality, Glarus12 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mittler Selbsanft Mountain, Glarus Süd1.5 km W
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Hinter Selbsanft Mountain, Glarus Süd1.7 km W
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Limmerensee Lake, Glarus Süd1.1 km E
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Griessfirn Natural site, Glarus Süd1.8 km SW
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Vorderi Schibe Mountain, Glarus Süd2.1 km SW
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Limmerenfirn Natural site, Glarus Süd2.1 km S
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Limmerengletscher Natural site, Canton of Glarus2.1 km S
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Muttenchopf Mountain, Glarus Süd2.3 km NE
Sources & licences
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