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Horen

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°52′20″ N 9°05′05″ E

Map showing the location of Horen Horen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,797 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ober Stafel
2.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport77 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport77 km

About Horen

Horen is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,797 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Hausstock and Glatscher da Mer.

Climate of Horen

This month · November

A wet month

Day -5° · Night -11° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Horen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-7°-6°-3°2°5°8°8°5°1°-5°-7°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-12°-10°-5°-3°0°0°-3°-6°-11°-13°
Precipitation (mm)120110124149155186200187162144145131

How to get to Horen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 77 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 68 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 77 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 77 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 95 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 76 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 125 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 138 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 156 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Horen

Within 100 km: 358 historic and cultural sites, 7,287 natural sites, 1,119 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km838 places

  • Obersee Lake 24 kmN
  • Klöntalersee Lake 19 kmNW
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 15 kmE
  • Scheubsbach Lake 18 kmNE

25–60 km3,211 places

  • Ufenau Island 45 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 45 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 46 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km4,715 places

  • Mainau Island 93 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 77 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 88 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 88 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ober Stafel Village, Glarus Süd
    2.3 km NE
  • Stäfeli Village, Glarus Süd
    4.7 km NW
  • Linthal Village, Glarus Süd
    8.6 km NW
  • Elm Village, Glarus Süd
    8.5 km NE
  • Rüti Village, Glarus Süd
    8.9 km NW
  • Steinibach Village, Glarus Süd
    6.1 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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