Engisee, Glarus Süd — Map and nearby sights

About Engisee

Engisee is a lake. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 1,991 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Chammseeli and Fätschenhorn.

Photos of Engisee

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Climate of Engisee

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -6° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month: August (day 13°)
Coldest month: February (night -9°)
Wettest month: July (200 mm)
Driest month: February (110 mm)

-3° -9°

-2° -9°

0° -7°

2° -5°

7° 0°

10° 3°

13° 5°

10° 3°

6° -1°

1° -6°

-2° -8°

Jan

120

Feb

110

Mar

124

Apr

149

May

155

Jun

186

Jul

200

Aug

187

Sep

162

Oct

144

Nov

145

Dec

131

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 Engisee
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-3°	-2°	0°	2°	7°	10°	13°	13°	10°	6°	1°	-2°
Average low (°C)	-9°	-9°	-7°	-5°	0°	3°	5°	5°	3°	-1°	-6°	-8°
Precipitation (mm)	120	110	124	149	155	186	200	187	162	144	145	131

How to get to Engisee

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 69 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 124 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 133 kmnorthwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 150 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Engisee

Within 100 km: 362 historic and cultural sites, 7,210 natural sites, 1,135 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km865 places

Walensee Lake 23 kmNE
Wägitalersee Lake 21 kmNW
Obersee Lake 18 kmN
Klöntalersee Lake 13 kmNW

25–60 km2,967 places

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

60–100 km4,875 places

Mainau Island 87 kmN
Fahr Abbey Attraction 72 kmNW
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 82 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Diesbach Village, Glarus Süd
3.9 km NW
Betschwanden Village, Glarus Süd
3.9 km NW
Hätzingen Village, Glarus Süd
4.4 km NW
Luchsingen Village, Glarus Süd
4.8 km NW
Rüti Village, Glarus Süd
4.4 km W
Linthal Village, Glarus Süd
5.9 km W

Engisee

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Chammseeli Lake, Glarus Süd
0.2 km E
Fätschenhorn Mountain, Glarus Süd
0.6 km NE
Milchspüelersee Lake, Glarus Süd
0.9 km SE
Franzenhorn Mountain, Glarus Süd
1.3 km N
Sunnenberg Mountain, Glarus Süd
1.5 km E
Matzlengrat Mountain, Glarus Süd
1.9 km NE
Gross Chärpf Mountain, Glarus Süd
2.1 km SE
Bützistock Mountain, Glarus Süd
2.2 km SW