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Municipality

Glarus Süd

Located in Glarus, Canton of Glarus Coordinates: 46°55′38″ N 9°04′40″ E

Map showing the location of Glarus Süd Glarus Süd
Location in Switzerland
Population
9,453
9.5K
Elevation
2,121 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
229
listed under Glarus Süd
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport71 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport72 km

About Glarus Süd

Glarus Süd is a municipality. Location: Glarus, Canton of Glarus. Population: 9,453. Elevation: 2,121 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Grosstal and Hausstock.

Climate of Glarus Süd

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 12°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
Wettest month
July (200 mm)
Driest month
February (110 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 Glarus Süd
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°-1°1°6°9°12°12°9°5°0°-2°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-8°-6°-1°2°4°5°2°-2°-6°-9°
Precipitation (mm)120110124149155186200187162144145131

How to get to Glarus Süd

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 71 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 63 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 71 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 72 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 89 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 70 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 124 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 134 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 151 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Glarus Süd

Within 100 km: 361 historic and cultural sites, 7,219 natural sites, 1,136 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km868 places

  • Walensee Lake 24 kmN
  • Wägitalersee Lake 22 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 18 kmN
  • Klöntalersee Lake 13 kmNW

25–60 km2,974 places

  • Ufenau Island 39 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 39 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 41 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 38 kmW

60–100 km4,874 places

  • Mainau Island 87 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 72 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 82 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 82 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Glarus Süd

229 places
  1. 1 Schwanden 2.5K
  2. 2 Luchsingen 1.1K
  3. 3 Linthal 1.1K
  4. 4 Elm 729
  5. 5 Engi 662
  6. 6 Braunwald 421
  7. 7 Hätzingen 403
  8. 8 Rüti 347
  9. 9 Matt 344
  10. 10 Sool 301
  11. 11 Nidfurn 227
  12. 12 Diesbach 194
  13. 13 Betschwanden 171
  14. 14 Leuggelbach 164

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages2

Mountains & nature40

Lakes, rivers & coasts4

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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