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Municipality

Lachen

Located in March District, Canton of Schwyz Coordinates: 47°11′36″ N 8°51′28″ E

Map showing the location of Lachen Lachen
Location in Switzerland
Population
8,883
8.9K
Elevation
412 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Lachen
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport38 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport62 km

About Lachen

Lachen is a municipality. Location: March District, Canton of Schwyz. Population: 8,883. Elevation: 412 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Obersee and Kloster Mariazell Wurmsbach.

Climate of Lachen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
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 Lachen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°14°19°22°24°24°20°15°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°5°9°12°14°14°11°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)738582991171551611511119410392

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

How to get to Lachen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 38 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 30 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 38 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 62 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 72 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 30 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 36 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 105 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 111 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 117 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Lachen

Within 100 km: 473 historic and cultural sites, 6,038 natural sites, 1,108 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km463 places

  • Ufenau Island 7 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 6 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 11 kmW
  • Seedamm Island 5 kmNW

25–60 km2,236 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 40 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 58 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 53 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 50 kmW

60–100 km4,920 places

  • Mainau Island 62 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 98 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 98 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 86 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Lachen

2 places
  1. 1 Lachen 8.8K

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

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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