Village

Schwändi

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°55′50″ N 9°10′27″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 945 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport68 km; ZRH Zürich Airport75 km

About Schwändi

Schwändi is a village. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 945 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Schopf and Gufelchopf.

Photos of Schwändi

Vorab Caumasee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Piz Segnas Caumasee at de.wikipedia · Public domain

Climate of Schwändi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 151 mm

Hottest month: August (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night -2°)
Wettest month: July (206 mm)
Driest month: February (115 mm)

5° -2°

7° 0°

9° 2°

14° 7°

17° 10°

20° 12°

17° 10°

13° 6°

8° 2°

6° -1°

Jan

130

Feb

115

Mar

131

Apr

154

May

158

Jun

190

Jul

206

Aug

193

Sep

170

Oct

148

Nov

151

Dec

139

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	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	9°	14°	17°	20°	20°	17°	13°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	0°	2°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	6°	2°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	130	115	131	154	158	190	206	193	170	148	151	139

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Schwändi

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 68 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (75 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 68 km to the northwest.

Airports

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 68 kmnortheast
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 75 kmnorthwest
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 86 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 68 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 72 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 131 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 140 kmnorthwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 155 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Schwändi

Within 100 km: 353 historic and cultural sites, 7,283 natural sites, 1,166 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km749 places

Walensee Lake 21 kmN
Obersee Lake 21 kmNW
Klöntalersee Lake 18 kmNW
Lag Prau Pulté Lake 14 kmSE

25–60 km3,029 places

Ufenau Island 44 kmNW
Insel Lützelau Island 43 kmNW
Schönenwerd Island 46 kmNW
Insel Schwanau Island 45 kmW

60–100 km5,024 places

Mainau Island 86 kmN
Fahr Abbey Attraction 77 kmNW
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 82 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 83 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Schopf Mountain, Glarus Süd
1.4 km E
Gufelchopf Mountain, Glarus Süd
1.6 km NE
Stuelegghorn Mountain, Glarus Süd
2.4 km NE
Fanenstock Mountain, Glarus Süd
2.5 km NE
Schabell Mountain, Glarus Süd
2.7 km W
Schafgrind Mountain, Glarus Süd
2.7 km NW