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Alpboden

Located in Wolfenschiessen, Nidwalden Coordinates: 46°55′07″ N 8°26′24″ E

Map showing the location of Alpboden Alpboden
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,240 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport61 km
BRN Bern Airport72 km

About Alpboden

Alpboden is a village. Location: Wolfenschiessen, Nidwalden. Elevation: 1,240 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Steinalp and Steinalper Wald.

Climate of Alpboden

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 (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 Alpboden
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°8°13°16°18°18°15°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-3°0°4°7°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)97101107121133165166161122118121110

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Alpboden

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 61 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 51 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 61 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 72 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 103 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 51 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 69 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 76 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 Alpboden

Within 100 km: 355 historic and cultural sites, 6,360 natural sites, 988 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km863 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 17 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 14 kmNW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 13 kmE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 13 kmE

25–60 km2,807 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 54 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 55 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 55 kmSW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 59 kmSW

60–100 km4,033 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 77 kmW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 100 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 92 kmNE
  • Isole di Brissago Island 90 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Steinalp Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
    1.2 km SE
  • Steinalper Wald Natural site, Canton of Nidwalden
    0.3 km W
  • Haldi Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
    1.9 km S
  • Waldbrueder Natural site, Canton of Nidwalden
    1.2 km SE
  • Gigichrüz Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
    1.7 km SW
  • Giri Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
    1.7 km S

Sources & licences

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