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Village

Brand

Located in Wolfenschiessen, Nidwalden Coordinates: 46°53′37″ N 8°24′09″ E

Map showing the location of Brand Brand
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
909 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 Airport64 km
BRN Bern Airport69 km

About Brand

Brand is a village. Location: Wolfenschiessen, Nidwalden. Elevation: 909 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Wellenberg and Haldi.

Climate of Brand

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Brand
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°10°15°18°21°20°17°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°2°6°9°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)97101107121133165166161122118121110

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Brand

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 64 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 54 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 64 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 69 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 103 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 54 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 72 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 73 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 Brand

Within 100 km: 329 historic and cultural sites, 6,415 natural sites, 977 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km898 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 21 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 16 kmN
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 15 kmE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 16 kmE

25–60 km2,798 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 57 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 51 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 51 kmSW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 55 kmSW

60–100 km4,025 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 74 kmW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 95 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 98 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 88 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Wellenberg Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
    0.9 km S
  • Haldi Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
    2.5 km NE
  • Secklisbach River, Canton of Nidwalden
    1.1 km NW
  • Väspersfluewald Natural site, Canton of Nidwalden
    1.4 km N
  • Gigichrüz Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
    2.4 km NE
  • Giri Mountain, Wolfenschiessen
    2.5 km NE

Sources & licences

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