Village

Schiferen

Located in Glarus Nord, Glarus Coordinates: 47°07′11″ N 9°04′56″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 427 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport54 km; ZRH Zürich Airport55 km

About Schiferen

Schiferen is a village. Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus. Elevation: 427 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Oberer Fabrikweiher and Unterer Fabrikweiher.

Photos of Schiferen

Wiggis Caumasee · Public domain
Speer Adrian Michael · CC BY 2.5
Rautispitz Caumasee at de.wikipedia · Public domain
Mattstock Adrian Michael · CC BY 2.5

Climate of Schiferen

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 Schiferen
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 Schiferen

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 54 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (55 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 49 km to the northwest.

Airports

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 54 kmnortheast
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 55 kmnorthwest
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 69 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 49 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 51 kmnorthwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 124 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 126 kmwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 134 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Schiferen

Within 100 km: 433 historic and cultural sites, 6,737 natural sites, 1,215 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km677 places

Insel Lützelau Island 25 kmNW
Seedamm Island 24 kmNW
Hurden Island 24 kmNW
Walensee Lake 9 kmE

25–60 km2,307 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 58 kmNW
Ufenau Island 25 kmNW
Schönenwerd Island 29 kmW
Insel Schwanau Island 38 kmW

60–100 km5,401 places

Mainau Island 66 kmN
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 61 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 61 kmN
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Oberer Fabrikweiher Lake, Glarus Nord
1.8 km NW
Unterer Fabrikweiher Lake, Glarus Nord
2 km NW
Guligrind Mountain, Glarus Nord
3.1 km SE
Höch Farlen Mountain, Glarus Nord
3.2 km SE
Fridlispitz Mountain, Glarus Nord
4.1 km W
Nüenchamm Mountain, Glarus Nord
4.3 km SE