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Village

Schwändi

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 47°00′22″ N 9°03′57″ E

Map showing the location of Schwändi Schwändi
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
708 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport64 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport65 km

About Schwändi

Schwändi is a village. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 708 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Vorder Glärnisch and Guppenfirst.

Climate of Schwändi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
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).

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Climate of Schwändi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°11°16°19°22°22°18°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°11°13°13°10°7°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)100102108127140178193180143121128116

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Schwändi

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 64 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 56 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 64 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 65 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 81 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 61 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 123 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 129 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 143 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Schwändi

Within 100 km: 405 historic and cultural sites, 7,065 natural sites, 1,165 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km823 places

  • Walensee Lake 16 kmNE
  • Wägitalersee Lake 14 kmNW
  • Sihlsee Lake 25 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 10 kmNW

25–60 km2,773 places

  • Ufenau Island 32 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 32 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 34 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 36 kmW

60–100 km5,039 places

  • Mainau Island 78 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 65 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 73 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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