- Elevation
- 2,883 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport61 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport68 km
About Schwander Grat
Schwander Grat is a mountain. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 2,883 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Guppenfirn and Nidfurner Turm.
Photos of Schwander Grat
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Wiggis Caumasee · Public domain -
Rautispitz Caumasee at de.wikipedia · Public domain
Climate of Schwander Grat
This month · November
A wet month
Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 128 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -16°)
- Wettest month
- July (193 mm)
- Driest month
- January (100 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -10° | -9° | -6° | -3° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 7° | 4° | -1° | -6° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -16° | -16° | -13° | -11° | -6° | -3° | -1° | -1° | -4° | -8° | -12° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 100 | 102 | 108 | 127 | 140 | 178 | 193 | 180 | 143 | 121 | 128 | 116 |
How to get to Schwander Grat
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 61 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 53 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 61 kmnorthwest
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 68 kmnortheast
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 84 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 53 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 60 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 119 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 125 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 141 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Schwander Grat
Within 100 km: 405 historic and cultural sites, 7,003 natural sites, 1,167 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km869 places
- Walensee Lake 20 kmNE
- Wägitalersee Lake 12 kmNW
- Sihlsee Lake 21 kmNW
- Obersee Lake 9 kmN
25–60 km2,699 places
- Ufenau Island 29 kmNW
- Insel Lützelau Island 29 kmNW
- Schönenwerd Island 31 kmNW
- Insel Schwanau Island 31 kmW
60–100 km5,007 places
- Mainau Island 79 kmN
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 62 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 75 kmN
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 73 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Glarus Municipality, Glarus2.9 km NW
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Schwanden Village, Glarus Süd4.9 km E
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Luchsingen Village, Glarus Süd4.7 km SE
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Nidfurn Village, Glarus Süd4.1 km SE
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Leuggelbach Village, Glarus Süd4.2 km SE
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Hätzingen Village, Glarus Süd5.2 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Guppenfirn Natural site, Glarus Süd0.3 km S
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Nidfurner Turm Mountain, Glarus Süd0.6 km SE
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Spitzisteinturm Mountain, Glarus Süd0.7 km SW
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Glärnisch Mountain, Glarus0.8 km SW
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Vrenelisgärtli Mountain, Glarus0.9 km NE
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Ruchen Mountain, Glarus1 km NW
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Chanzle Mountain, Glarus Süd1.1 km E
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Glärnischfirn Natural site, Glarus1.1 km W
Sources & licences
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