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Torfstichsee

Located in Glarus Nord, Glarus Coordinates: 47°10′00″ N 9°00′24″ E

Map showing the location of Torfstichsee Torfstichsee
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
407 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bilten
2.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport47 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport55 km

About Torfstichsee

Torfstichsee is a lake. Location: Glarus Nord, Glarus. Elevation: 407 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Rotberg and Hirzli.

Climate of Torfstichsee

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)

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 Torfstichsee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°13°18°21°24°24°20°16°10°7°
Average low (°C)0°1°3°5°10°13°15°15°12°9°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)100102108127140178193180143121128116

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

How to get to Torfstichsee

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 47 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 41 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 47 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 55 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 68 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 41 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 43 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 117 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 121 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 127 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Torfstichsee

Within 100 km: 448 historic and cultural sites, 6,434 natural sites, 1,189 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km575 places

  • Ufenau Island 18 kmW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 17 kmW
  • Schönenwerd Island 22 kmW
  • Seedamm Island 16 kmW

25–60 km2,179 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 51 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 57 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 55 kmN
  • Insel Schwanau Island 34 kmSW

60–100 km5,317 places

  • Mainau Island 62 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 94 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 86 kmSW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 62 kmW

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