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Municipality

Alpnach

Located in Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden Coordinates: 46°57′00″ N 8°13′51″ E

Map showing the location of Alpnach Alpnach
Location in Switzerland
Population
6,053
6.1K
Elevation
1,039 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
22
listed under Alpnach
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport56 km
ZRH Zürich Airport61 km

About Alpnach

Alpnach is a municipality. Location: Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden. Population: 6,053. Elevation: 1,039 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Kleinschlierental and Klimsenhorn.

Climate of Alpnach

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (162 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 Alpnach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°9°15°17°20°20°16°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°1°5°8°11°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)94101103113127162160156111112116108

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Alpnach

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 56 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (61 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 52 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 56 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 61 kmnortheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 90 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 52 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 60 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 72 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 84 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 112 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Alpnach

Within 100 km: 325 historic and cultural sites, 6,132 natural sites, 968 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km601 places

  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 13 kmNE
  • Altstadinsle Island 14 kmNE
  • Lake Lucerne Lake 15 kmNE
  • Lake Sempach Lake 22 kmN

25–60 km2,715 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 53 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 44 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 44 kmSW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 48 kmSW

60–100 km4,109 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 61 kmW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 97 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 60 kmSE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 84 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Alpnach

22 places
  1. 1 Alpnach 5.2K

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

Cities & villages3

Mountains & nature18

Nearby attractions & nature

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