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Mountain

Grapplihorn

Located in Glarus Nord, Glarus Coordinates: 47°05′07″ N 9°00′52″ E

Map showing the location of Grapplihorn Grapplihorn
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,021 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Näfels
4 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport54 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport61 km

About Grapplihorn

Grapplihorn is a mountain. Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus. Elevation: 1,021 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Rautispitz and Obersee.

Climate of Grapplihorn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
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).

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Climate of Grapplihorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°6°9°14°17°20°20°16°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°1°6°9°11°11°8°5°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)100102108127140178193180143121128116

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Grapplihorn

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 54 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 47 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 54 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 61 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 75 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 52 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 120 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 121 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 134 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Grapplihorn

Within 100 km: 418 historic and cultural sites, 6,773 natural sites, 1,179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km711 places

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

25–60 km2,441 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 56 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 26 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 32 kmW
  • Saffa Insel Island 47 kmNW

60–100 km5,218 places

  • Mainau Island 70 kmN
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 66 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 64 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 90 kmSW

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