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Glarus Nord

Located in Glarus, Canton of Glarus Coordinates: 47°06′01″ N 9°04′07″ E

Map showing the location of Glarus Nord Glarus Nord
Location in Switzerland
Population
18,626
18.6K
Elevation
436 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
87
listed under Glarus Nord
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport56 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport57 km

About Glarus Nord

Glarus Nord is a municipality. Location: Glarus, Canton of Glarus. Population: 18,626. Elevation: 436 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Höchnase and Obersee.

Climate of Glarus Nord

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
July (193 mm)
Driest month
January (100 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
Climate of Glarus Nord
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°18°21°24°23°20°15°10°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°3°5°10°13°15°15°12°8°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)100102108127140178193180143121128116

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

How to get to Glarus Nord

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 56 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 49 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 56 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 57 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 72 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 52 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 124 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 124 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 135 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glarus Nord

Within 100 km: 429 historic and cultural sites, 6,816 natural sites, 1,217 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km694 places

  • Insel Lützelau Island 25 kmNW
  • Seedamm Island 24 kmNW
  • Hurden Island 24 kmNW
  • Walensee Lake 10 kmE

25–60 km2,372 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 59 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 26 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 29 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 37 kmW

60–100 km5,396 places

  • Mainau Island 68 kmN
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 63 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 63 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Glarus Nord

87 places
  1. 1 Näfels 4K
  2. 2 Niederurnen 3.7K
  3. 3 Mollis 3K
  4. 4 Bilten 2K
  5. 5 Oberurnen 1.9K
  6. 6 Filzbach 541
  7. 7 Obstalden 465
  8. 8 Mühlehorn 435

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

Cities & villages15

Mountains & nature35

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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