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Stausee Garichti

Located in Glarus Süd, Glarus Coordinates: 46°57′20″ N 9°05′59″ E

Map showing the location of Stausee Garichti Stausee Garichti
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,608 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Niedern Stafel
1.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport68 km
ZRH Zürich Airport70 km

About Stausee Garichti

Stausee Garichti is a lake. Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus. Elevation: 1,608 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Mörderchöpf and Matzlenstock.

Climate of Stausee Garichti

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -7°)
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 Stausee Garichti
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°2°5°9°13°15°16°12°8°3°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-7°-5°-2°2°5°8°8°5°2°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)120110124149155186200187162144145131

How to get to Stausee Garichti

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 68 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (70 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 62 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 68 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 70 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 85 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 67 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 126 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 134 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 149 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Stausee Garichti

Within 100 km: 386 historic and cultural sites, 7,198 natural sites, 1,146 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km850 places

  • Walensee Lake 20 kmN
  • Wägitalersee Lake 20 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 16 kmNW
  • Klöntalersee Lake 12 kmNW

25–60 km2,867 places

  • Ufenau Island 38 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 38 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 40 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 39 kmW

60–100 km5,013 places

  • Mainau Island 84 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 79 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 79 kmN

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