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Municipality

Wolfenschiessen

Located in Nidwalden, Canton of Nidwalden Coordinates: 46°51′46″ N 8°23′40″ E

Map showing the location of Wolfenschiessen Wolfenschiessen
Location in Switzerland
Population
2,087
2.1K
Elevation
1,516 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
114
listed under Wolfenschiessen
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport67 km
BRN Bern Airport68 km

About Wolfenschiessen

Wolfenschiessen is a municipality. Location: Nidwalden, Canton of Nidwalden. Population: 2,087. Elevation: 1,516 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Lochbalm and Vorder Walenstock.

Climate of Wolfenschiessen

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
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 Wolfenschiessen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°3°6°11°14°17°16°13°8°3°0°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-5°-2°2°5°8°8°5°1°-3°-6°
Precipitation (mm)97101107121133165166161122118121110

How to get to Wolfenschiessen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 67 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 57 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 67 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 68 kmwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 103 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 57 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 73 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 76 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 99 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 128 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Wolfenschiessen

Within 100 km: 314 historic and cultural sites, 6,481 natural sites, 974 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km951 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 24 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 19 kmN
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 16 kmE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 17 kmE

25–60 km2,847 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 49 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 49 kmSW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 53 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 36 kmSW

60–100 km3,971 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 74 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 61 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 99 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 98 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Wolfenschiessen

114 places
  1. 1 Wolfenschiessen 2.1K

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

Cities & villages21

Mountains & nature35

Lakes, rivers & coasts3

Nearby attractions & nature

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