Municipality

Stans

Located in Nidwalden, Canton of Nidwalden Coordinates: 46°57′32″ N 8°21′48″ E

Location in Switzerland

Population: 8,254; 8.3K
Elevation: 449 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 10; listed under Stans
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: ZRH Zürich Airport57 km; BRN Bern Airport66 km

About Stans

Stans is a municipality. Location: Nidwalden, Canton of Nidwalden. Population: 8,254. Elevation: 449 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Bürgenbergwald and Wilerbrücke.

Photos of Stans

Stanserhorn Ikiwaner · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bürgenstock Oblic · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Stans

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month: July (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: July (166 mm)
Driest month: January (97 mm)

7° 0°

7° 1°

10° 2°

13° 5°

18° 9°

21° 12°

24° 15°

23° 15°

20° 12°

15° 8°

10° 4°

7° 1°

Jan

Feb

101

Mar

107

Apr

121

May

133

Jun

165

Jul

166

Aug

161

Sep

122

Oct

118

Nov

121

Dec

110

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 Stans
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	13°	18°	21°	24°	23°	20°	15°	10°	7°
Average low (°C)	0°	1°	2°	5°	9°	12°	15°	15°	12°	8°	4°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	97	101	107	121	133	165	166	161	122	118	121	110

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

How to get to Stans

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 66 kmwest
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 96 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 47 kmnorth
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 67 kmnortheast
Bern Population: 121.6K 70 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 90 kmnorthwest
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 118 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Stans

Within 100 km: 362 historic and cultural sites, 6,148 natural sites, 985 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km711 places

Insel Schwanau Island 20 kmNE
Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 8 kmN
Neptun-Inseln Island 20 kmE
Lorelei-Inseln Island 20 kmE

25–60 km2,741 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 50 kmN
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 52 kmSW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 52 kmSW
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 57 kmSW

60–100 km4,043 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 71 kmW
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 100 kmNE
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 90 kmNE
Sankt Petersinsel Island 94 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Stans

10 places

1 Stans 8.4K

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

Cities & villages8

Ächerli · Village
Allmendhüsli · Village
Mettenweg · Village
Milchbrunnen · Village
Niederdorf · Neighbourhood
Öltrotten · Village
Rieden · Village
Rohrhüsli · Village

Heritage & sights1

Kloster St. Klara · Attraction

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bürgenbergwald Natural site, Canton of Nidwalden
1.8 km N
Wilerbrücke Landmark, Oberdorf (NW)
1.9 km E
Ennerberg Mountain, Oberdorf (NW)
2.1 km E
Stanserhorn Mountain, Ennetmoos
3.7 km SW
Blatti Mountain, Dallenwil
2.7 km S
Ägertliwald Natural site, Canton of Nidwalden
2.6 km SE
Zingel Mountain, Stansstad
3.6 km N
Oberzingel Mountain, Stansstad
3.7 km N