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Sonnenbüchel

Located in Glarus Nord, Glarus Coordinates: 47°05′36″ N 9°01′38″ E

Map showing the location of Sonnenbüchel Sonnenbüchel
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,043 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Näfels
2.8 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 Airport59 km

About Sonnenbüchel

Sonnenbüchel is a mountain. Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus. Elevation: 1,043 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Rautispitz and Grapplihorn.

Climate of Sonnenbüchel

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 Sonnenbüchel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°6°9°14°17°20°19°16°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°1°6°9°11°11°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)100102108127140178193180143121128116

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Sonnenbüchel

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 59 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 74 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 47 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 51 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 121 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 Sonnenbüchel

Within 100 km: 416 historic and cultural sites, 6,765 natural sites, 1,187 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km699 places

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

25–60 km2,423 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 57 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 27 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 33 kmW
  • Saffa Insel Island 47 kmNW

60–100 km5,246 places

  • Mainau Island 69 kmN
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 64 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 63 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 91 kmSW

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