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Village

Braunwald

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°56′30″ N 8°59′47″ E

Map showing the location of Braunwald Braunwald
Location in Switzerland
Population
421
421
Elevation
1,371 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport67 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport74 km

About Braunwald

Braunwald is a village. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Population: 421. Elevation: 1,371 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Hanenbüel and Leitereggstock.

Climate of Braunwald

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (199 mm)
Driest month
February (114 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 Braunwald
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°3°5°10°14°17°17°14°10°5°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-5°-3°-1°4°7°9°10°7°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)126114130156160188199186165150151136

How to get to Braunwald

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 67 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 58 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 67 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 74 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 90 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 58 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 66 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 118 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 128 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 146 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Braunwald

Within 100 km: 365 historic and cultural sites, 7,123 natural sites, 1,149 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km898 places

  • Wägitalersee Lake 17 kmN
  • Obersee Lake 16 kmN
  • Klöntalersee Lake 9 kmN
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 25 kmSE

25–60 km2,920 places

  • Ufenau Island 35 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 35 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 36 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 32 kmW

60–100 km4,819 places

  • Mainau Island 86 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 67 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 82 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 80 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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