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Village

Forst

Located in Gersau, Gersau District Coordinates: 46°59′31″ N 8°30′04″ E

Map showing the location of Forst Forst
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
440 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport52 km
BRN Bern Airport77 km

About Forst

Forst is a village. Location: Gersau, Gersau District. Elevation: 440 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Gersauerstock and Rigi Scheidegg.

Climate of Forst

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
July (175 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 Forst
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°18°21°23°23°20°15°10°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°5°9°12°15°15°12°8°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)9498104122136172175169128119121108

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

How to get to Forst

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 52 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 42 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 52 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 77 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 97 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 42 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 60 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 80 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 94 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 122 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Forst

Within 100 km: 404 historic and cultural sites, 6,179 natural sites, 999 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km727 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 9 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 12 kmNW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 14 kmSE
  • Lorzeninsel Island 20 kmN

25–60 km2,711 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 47 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 51 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 44 kmSW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 41 kmNW

60–100 km4,144 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 81 kmW
  • Mainau Island 95 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 91 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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