Village

Näfels

Located in Glarus Nord, Glarus Coordinates: 47°05′52″ N 9°03′49″ E

Location in Switzerland

Population: 3,978; 4K
Elevation: 437 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: ZRH Zürich Airport56 km; ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport57 km

About Näfels

Näfels is a village. Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus. Population: 3,978. Elevation: 437 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Haslensee and Rautispitz.

Photos of Näfels

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

Climate of Näfels

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)

6° 0°

7° 0°

10° 3°

13° 5°

18° 10°

21° 13°

24° 15°

23° 15°

20° 12°

15° 8°

10° 4°

7° 1°

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 Näfels
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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)	100	102	108	127	140	178	193	180	143	121	128	116

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

How to get to Näfels

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 Näfels

Within 100 km: 429 historic and cultural sites, 6,814 natural sites, 1,217 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km703 places

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

25–60 km2,374 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 59 kmNW
Ufenau Island 25 kmNW
Schönenwerd Island 29 kmNW
Insel Schwanau Island 36 kmW

60–100 km5,383 places

Mainau Island 68 kmN
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 64 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 63 kmN
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Haslensee Lake, Glarus Nord
1.3 km W
Rautispitz Mountain, Glarus Nord
4 km SW
Wisswand Mountain, Glarus Nord
2.6 km SW
Bärenstichkopf Mountain, Glarus Nord
2.6 km SW
Sonnenbüchel Mountain, Glarus Nord
2.8 km W
Fridlispitz Mountain, Glarus Nord
3.1 km NW