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Randen

Located in Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°46′20″ N 8°34′08″ E

Map showing the location of Randen Randen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
930 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Beggingen
2 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport35 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen72 km

About Randen

Randen is a mountain. Location: Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Elevation: 930 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Hagen and Hoher Randen (Südliche Höhe).

Climate of Randen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
June (105 mm)
Driest month
March (59 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 Randen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°2°6°10°15°18°21°20°16°10°4°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-5°-3°0°5°8°10°9°6°2°-2°-5°
Precipitation (mm)7073596882105948765758184

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Randen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 35 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 32 km to the south.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 35 kmsouth
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 72 kmeast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 81 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 32 kmsouth
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 45 kmsouth
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 59 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 78 kmwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 93 kmwest

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

Day trips from Randen

Within 100 km: 608 historic and cultural sites, 3,136 natural sites, 842 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km211 places

  • Paradiesweiher Lake 13 kmSE
  • Husemersee Lake 20 kmSE
  • Chatzenweier Lake 15 kmS
  • Ängiwäier Lake 8 kmS

25–60 km1,180 places

  • Mainau Island 48 kmE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 42 kmS
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 47 kmE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 33 kmE

60–100 km3,195 places

  • Ufenau Island 64 kmS
  • Insel Lützelau Island 64 kmS
  • Schönenwerd Island 64 kmS
  • Insel Schwanau Island 82 kmS

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