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Canton of Nidwalden

Located in Switzerland Coordinates: 46°55′39″ N 8°24′37″ E

Map showing the location of Canton of Nidwalden Canton of Nidwalden
Location in Switzerland
Population
40,794
40.8K
Elevation
827 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
53
listed under Canton of Nidwalden
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport60 km
BRN Bern Airport69 km

About Canton of Nidwalden

Canton of Nidwalden is a region. Location: Switzerland. Population: 40,794.

From Wikipedia

Canton of Nidwalden or Nidwald (German: Kanton Nidwalden [ˈniːtˌvaldn̩] ; Romansh: Chantun Sutsilvania; French: Canton de Nidwald [ni.dwal]; Italian: Canton Nidvaldo) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven municipalities and the seat of the government and parliament is in Stans. It is traditionally considered a "half-canton", the other half being Obwalden. Nidwalden lies in Central Switzerland.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1291
Area
276 km²
Official website
nw.ch

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Canton of Nidwalden

Climate of Canton of Nidwalden

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (166 mm)
Driest month
January (97 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
Climate of Canton of Nidwalden
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°7°10°15°18°21°21°17°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°2°7°10°12°12°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)97101107121133165166161122118121110

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Canton of Nidwalden

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 60 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 50 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 60 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 69 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 101 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 50 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 69 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 73 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 95 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 123 kmnorthwest

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

Places in Canton of Nidwalden

53 places
  1. 1 Nidwalden 43.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Mountains & nature40

Lakes, rivers & coasts12

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Canton of Nidwalden

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources