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Mountain

Rad

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°59′09″ N 8°58′47″ E

Map showing the location of Rad Rad
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,661 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glarus
3.9 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport62 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport71 km

About Rad

Rad is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,661 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Rüchigrat and Vorderchammstock.

Climate of Rad

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -9° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
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 Rad
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-5°-3°2°5°8°8°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-11°-9°-4°-2°1°1°-2°-5°-9°-12°
Precipitation (mm)126114130156160188199186165150151136

How to get to Rad

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 62 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 53 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 62 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 71 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 86 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 53 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 61 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 117 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 124 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 141 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Rad

Within 100 km: 388 historic and cultural sites, 7,048 natural sites, 1,153 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km882 places

  • Walensee Lake 22 kmNE
  • Wägitalersee Lake 12 kmN
  • Sihlsee Lake 21 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 12 kmN

25–60 km2,753 places

  • Ufenau Island 30 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 30 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 31 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 29 kmW

60–100 km4,954 places

  • Mainau Island 82 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 62 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 77 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 75 kmN

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