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Mountain

Hundsruggen

Located in Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°12′48″ N 8°57′22″ E

Map showing the location of Hundsruggen Hundsruggen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
496 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Schmerikon
1.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport41 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport55 km

About Hundsruggen

Hundsruggen is a mountain. Location: Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. Elevation: 496 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Entenseeli and Fabrikweier.

Climate of Hundsruggen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (161 mm)
Driest month
January (73 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 Hundsruggen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)738582991171551611511119410392

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

How to get to Hundsruggen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 41 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 35 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 41 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 55 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 66 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 35 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 37 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 111 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 118 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 120 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Hundsruggen

Within 100 km: 467 historic and cultural sites, 6,191 natural sites, 1,143 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km448 places

  • Ufenau Island 13 kmW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 12 kmW
  • Schönenwerd Island 18 kmW
  • Seedamm Island 11 kmW

25–60 km2,151 places

  • Mainau Island 58 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 45 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 53 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 50 kmN

60–100 km5,202 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 93 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 86 kmSW
  • Lago Nero Lake 91 kmS
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 93 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Schmerikon Municipality, Wahlkreis See-Gaster
    1.5 km NW
  • Tuggen Village, Tuggen
    1.3 km SW
  • Schmerikon Village, Schmerikon
    1.4 km NW
  • Tuggen Municipality, March District
    2 km SW
  • Uznach Municipality, Wahlkreis See-Gaster
    2.4 km NE
  • Uznach Town, Uznach
    2.3 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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