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Mountain

Schönau

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°57′06″ N 9°03′44″ E

Map showing the location of Schönau Schönau
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,849 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Luchsingen
2.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport68 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport70 km

About Schönau

Schönau is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 1,849 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Etzelstock and Franzenhorn.

Climate of Schönau

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -5° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -8°)
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 Schönau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°1°3°8°11°14°14°11°7°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°1°4°6°6°3°0°-5°-7°
Precipitation (mm)120110124149155186200187162144145131

How to get to Schönau

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 68 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 60 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 68 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 70 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 87 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 67 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 123 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 131 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 148 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Schönau

Within 100 km: 371 historic and cultural sites, 7,165 natural sites, 1,146 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km869 places

  • Walensee Lake 22 kmNE
  • Wägitalersee Lake 19 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 15 kmN
  • Klöntalersee Lake 10 kmNW

25–60 km2,889 places

  • Ufenau Island 37 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 36 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 38 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 36 kmW

60–100 km4,924 places

  • Mainau Island 84 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 69 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 80 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 79 kmN

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