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Village

Stocken

Located in Glarus Nord, Glarus Coordinates: 47°07′03″ N 9°09′48″ E

Map showing the location of Stocken Stocken
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
588 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 Airport51 km
ZRH Zürich Airport60 km

About Stocken

Stocken is a village. Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus. Elevation: 588 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Hirnibüel and Firzstock.

Climate of Stocken

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
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 Stocken
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°12°17°20°23°22°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°9°12°14°14°11°7°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)100102108127140178193180143121128116

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Stocken

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 51 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (60 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 54 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 51 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 60 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 67 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 54 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 54 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 130 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 132 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 139 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Stocken

Within 100 km: 431 historic and cultural sites, 6,865 natural sites, 1,225 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km705 places

  • Walensee Lake 2 kmE
  • Wägitalersee Lake 19 kmW
  • Obersee Lake 12 kmW
  • Voralpsee Lake 17 kmE

25–60 km2,354 places

  • Ufenau Island 31 kmW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 30 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 35 kmW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 44 kmW

60–100 km5,462 places

  • Mainau Island 65 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 64 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 61 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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