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Municipality

Gersau

Located in Gersau District, Canton of Schwyz Coordinates: 47°00′20″ N 8°31′39″ E

Map showing the location of Gersau Gersau
Location in Switzerland
Population
2,326
2.3K
Elevation
854 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
8
listed under Gersau
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport50 km
BRN Bern Airport79 km

About Gersau

Gersau is a municipality. Location: Gersau District, Canton of Schwyz. Population: 2,326. Elevation: 854 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Gersauerstock and Rigi Hochflue.

Climate of Gersau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
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).

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Climate of Gersau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°11°16°18°21°21°17°12°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°2°6°9°12°12°9°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)879897112129170172165120109116104

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

How to get to Gersau

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 79 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 95 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 121 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gersau

Within 100 km: 405 historic and cultural sites, 6,173 natural sites, 1,012 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km696 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 6 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 13 kmW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 14 kmSE
  • Lorzeninsel Island 19 kmN

25–60 km2,709 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 45 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 53 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 46 kmSW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 41 kmNW

60–100 km4,185 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

8 places
  1. 1 Gersau 2K

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

Cities & villages5

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

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