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Municipality

Engelberg

Located in Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden Coordinates: 46°49′11″ N 8°26′03″ E

Map showing the location of Engelberg Engelberg
Location in Switzerland
Population
4,186
4.2K
Elevation
1,419 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
50
listed under Engelberg
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport71 km
BRN Bern Airport72 km

About Engelberg

Engelberg is a municipality. Location: Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden. Population: 4,186. Elevation: 1,419 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Scheyeggstock and Spitz Mann.

Climate of Engelberg

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (144 mm)
Driest month
February (96 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 Engelberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°3°5°9°13°16°16°13°10°5°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-3°-1°4°7°9°10°7°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)10396109121124141144138119119121111

How to get to Engelberg

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 71 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 61 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 71 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 72 kmwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 98 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 61 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 77 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 79 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 105 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 133 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Engelberg

Within 100 km: 299 historic and cultural sites, 6,613 natural sites, 985 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,057 places

  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 24 kmN
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 15 kmNE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 16 kmNE
  • Altstadinsle Island 24 kmN

25–60 km2,890 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 50 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 50 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 37 kmW

60–100 km3,950 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 78 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 65 kmN
  • Isole di Brissago Island 80 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 80 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Engelberg

50 places
  1. 1 Engelberg 4.2K

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

Cities & villages7

Mountains & nature40

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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