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Sankt Niklausen

Located in Kerns, Obwalden Coordinates: 46°52′32″ N 8°16′55″ E

Map showing the location of Sankt Niklausen Sankt Niklausen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
772 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport60 km
ZRH Zürich Airport68 km

About Sankt Niklausen

Sankt Niklausen is a village. Location: Kerns, Obwalden. Elevation: 772 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Sarneraa and Hüser.

Climate of Sankt Niklausen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
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 Sankt Niklausen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°11°16°19°22°21°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)94101103113127162160156111112116108

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Sankt Niklausen

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 60 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (68 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 58 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 60 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 68 kmnorth
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 99 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 58 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 64 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 78 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 93 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 121 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Sankt Niklausen

Within 100 km: 312 historic and cultural sites, 6,339 natural sites, 964 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km850 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 23 kmSW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 18 kmN
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 25 kmE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 25 kmE

25–60 km2,802 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 42 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 42 kmSW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 46 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 30 kmSW

60–100 km3,963 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 66 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 60 kmN
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 89 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 90 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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