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Village

Steinen

Located in Emmetten, Nidwalden Coordinates: 46°57′22″ N 8°30′16″ E

Map showing the location of Steinen Steinen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
787 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport56 km
BRN Bern Airport77 km

About Steinen

Steinen is a village. Location: Emmetten, Nidwalden. Elevation: 787 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Schattigenstock and Ischenwald.

Climate of Steinen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
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 Steinen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°11°16°18°21°21°17°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°13°12°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)9498104122136172175169128119121108

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

How to get to Steinen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 56 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 46 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 56 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 77 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 99 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 46 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 63 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 80 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 125 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Steinen

Within 100 km: 368 historic and cultural sites, 6,293 natural sites, 993 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km847 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 11 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 14 kmNW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 10 kmSE
  • Lorzeninsel Island 24 kmN

25–60 km2,740 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 51 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 49 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 42 kmSW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 44 kmNW

60–100 km4,067 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 82 kmW
  • Mainau Island 98 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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