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Natural site

Aren

Located in Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland Coordinates: 46°55′18″ N 8°29′04″ E

Map showing the location of Aren Aren
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,934 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Staffel
0.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport60 km
BRN Bern Airport75 km

About Aren

Aren is a natural site. Location: Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Matt and Mattgrat.

Climate of Aren

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -6° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
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).

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Climate of Aren
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-2°0°3°8°11°14°14°10°6°0°-2°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-7°-5°0°3°5°5°2°-1°-6°-8°
Precipitation (mm)97101107121133165166161122118121110

How to get to Aren

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 75 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 103 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 50 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 67 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 79 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 99 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 127 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Aren

Within 100 km: 354 historic and cultural sites, 6,373 natural sites, 995 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km900 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 15 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 16 kmNW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 10 kmE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 10 kmE

25–60 km2,810 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 54 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 58 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 58 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 45 kmSW

60–100 km4,012 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 80 kmW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 98 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 90 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 62 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Matt Mountain, Beckenried
    0.8 km N
  • Mattgrat Mountain, Emmetten
    0.5 km E
  • Engi Mountain, Beckenried
    1.1 km N
  • Schwalmisgaden Mountain, Isenthal
    0.7 km SE
  • Tal Natural site, Canton of Nidwalden
    1 km NW
  • Rigital Natural site, Canton of Nidwalden
    1.1 km NE
  • Schwalmis Mountain, Emmetten
    0.8 km SE
  • Heitliberg Mountain, Emmetten
    0.9 km NE

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources