Village

Bränden

Located in Glarus Nord, Glarus Coordinates: 47°07′04″ N 9°02′52″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 647 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: ZRH Zürich Airport53 km; ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport56 km

About Bränden

Bränden is a village. Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus. Elevation: 647 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Fridlispitz and Oberer Fabrikweiher.

Photos of Bränden

Wiggis Caumasee · Public domain
Brünnelistock Caumasee · Public domain
Rautispitz Caumasee at de.wikipedia · Public domain

Climate of Bränden

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: July (193 mm)
Driest month: January (100 mm)

5° -1°

6° -1°

9° 1°

12° 4°

17° 8°

20° 11°

22° 14°

18° 11°

14° 7°

8° 2°

6° 0°

Jan

100

Feb

102

Mar

108

Apr

127

May

140

Jun

178

Jul

193

Aug

180

Sep

143

Oct

121

Nov

128

Dec

116

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 Bränden
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	9°	12°	17°	20°	22°	22°	18°	14°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	4°	8°	11°	14°	14°	11°	7°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	100	102	108	127	140	178	193	180	143	121	128	116

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bränden

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 53 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 47 km to the northwest.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 53 kmnorthwest
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 56 kmnortheast
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 71 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 47 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 50 kmnorthwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 122 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 123 kmwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 133 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bränden

Within 100 km: 435 historic and cultural sites, 6,692 natural sites, 1,204 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km659 places

Ufenau Island 23 kmNW
Insel Lützelau Island 22 kmNW
Seedamm Island 21 kmNW
Hurden Island 22 kmNW

25–60 km2,320 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 56 kmNW
Schönenwerd Island 27 kmW
Insel Schwanau Island 35 kmW
Saffa Insel Island 47 kmNW

60–100 km5,352 places

Mainau Island 66 kmN
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 62 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 61 kmN
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Fridlispitz Mountain, Glarus Nord
1.5 km W
Oberer Fabrikweiher Lake, Glarus Nord
1.5 km NE
Riseten Mountain, Glarus Nord
2.2 km W
Unterer Fabrikweiher Lake, Glarus Nord
1.9 km NE
Haslensee Lake, Glarus Nord
2.5 km S
Sonnenbüchel Mountain, Glarus Nord
3.1 km SW