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Gersau District

Located in Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°00′29″ N 8°31′00″ E

Map showing the location of Gersau District Gersau District
Location in Switzerland
Population
2,319
2.3K
Elevation
1,112 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Gersau District
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport50 km
BRN Bern Airport78 km

About Gersau District

Gersau District is a district. Location: Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. Population: 2,319. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Gersauerstock and Dosse.

Climate of Gersau District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (172 mm)
Driest month
January (87 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 Gersau District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°9°14°17°19°19°15°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°0°5°8°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)879897112129170172165120109116104

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Gersau District

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 50 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 40 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 50 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 78 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 95 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 40 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 58 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 82 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 94 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 121 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gersau District

Within 100 km: 405 historic and cultural sites, 6,159 natural sites, 1,003 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km680 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 7 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 12 kmW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 14 kmSE
  • Lorzeninsel Island 19 kmN

25–60 km2,708 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 45 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 53 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 46 kmSW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 40 kmNW

60–100 km4,179 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 83 kmW
  • Mainau Island 93 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 88 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gersau District

1 place
  1. 1 Gersau 2.3K

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

Nature and heritage in Gersau District

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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