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Municipality

Emmetten

Located in Nidwalden, Canton of Nidwalden Coordinates: 46°56′44″ N 8°31′27″ E

Map showing the location of Emmetten Emmetten
Location in Switzerland
Population
1,440
1.4K
Elevation
1,238 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
22
listed under Emmetten
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport57 km
BRN Bern Airport78 km

About Emmetten

Emmetten is a municipality. Location: Nidwalden, Canton of Nidwalden. Population: 1,440. Elevation: 1,238 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Oberbauenstock and Isital.

Climate of Emmetten

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (175 mm)
Driest month
January (94 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 Emmetten
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°8°13°15°18°18°14°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-3°0°4°7°10°9°7°3°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)9498104122136172175169128119121108

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Emmetten

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 57 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 47 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 57 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 78 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 99 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 47 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 64 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 82 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 Emmetten

Within 100 km: 369 historic and cultural sites, 6,355 natural sites, 1,001 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km875 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 11 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 16 kmNW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 8 kmSE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 8 kmSE

25–60 km2,785 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 52 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 49 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 42 kmSW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 46 kmNW

60–100 km4,065 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 83 kmW
  • Mainau Island 99 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Emmetten

22 places
  1. 1 Emmetten 1.2K

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

Cities & villages8

Mountains & nature12

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Oberbauenstock Mountain, Seedorf (UR)
    2.5 km SE
  • Isital Natural site, Canton of Nidwalden
    2.7 km SW
  • Gutseite Natural site, Canton of Nidwalden
    2.2 km W
  • Rigital Natural site, Canton of Nidwalden
    2.9 km SW
  • Stöckli Mountain, Isenthal
    2.7 km S
  • Matt Mountain, Beckenried
    3.4 km SW
  • Engi Mountain, Beckenried
    3.5 km SW
  • Spitzen Tossen Mountain, Beckenried
    2.9 km W

Sources & licences

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