Village

Schluchen

Located in Glarus Nord, Glarus Coordinates: 47°07′00″ N 9°07′24″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 783 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport53 km; ZRH Zürich Airport58 km

About Schluchen

Schluchen is a village. Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus. Elevation: 783 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Hirnibüel and Höch Farlen.

Photos of Schluchen

Speer Adrian Michael · CC BY 2.5
Mattstock Adrian Michael · CC BY 2.5

Climate of Schluchen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: July (193 mm)
Driest month: January (100 mm)

4° -2°

5° -2°

8° 0°

11° 3°

16° 7°

19° 10°

21° 13°

18° 10°

13° 6°

8° 1°

5° -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 Schluchen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	8°	11°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	0°	3°	7°	10°	13°	13°	10°	6°	1°	-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

How to get to Schluchen

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 53 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (58 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 52 km to the northwest.

Airports

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 53 kmnortheast
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 58 kmnorthwest
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 68 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 52 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 53 kmnorthwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 127 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 129 kmwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 137 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Schluchen

Within 100 km: 434 historic and cultural sites, 6,835 natural sites, 1,226 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km706 places

Walensee Lake 5 kmE
Wägitalersee Lake 16 kmW
Obersee Lake 9 kmW
Voralpsee Lake 20 kmE

25–60 km2,332 places

Ufenau Island 28 kmNW
Insel Lützelau Island 28 kmNW
Schönenwerd Island 32 kmW
Insel Schwanau Island 41 kmW

60–100 km5,457 places

Mainau Island 66 kmN
Fahr Abbey Attraction 61 kmNW
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 61 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 61 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hirnibüel Mountain, Glarus Nord
1.6 km SE
Höch Farlen Mountain, Glarus Nord
2.3 km SW
Guligrind Mountain, Glarus Nord
2.4 km SW
Nüenchamm Mountain, Glarus Nord
2.8 km S
Talalpsee Lake, Glarus Nord
2.5 km S
Leiststock Mountain, Glarus Nord
3.5 km S