Lake

Rämpensee

Located in Vorderthal, March District Coordinates: 47°08′25″ N 8°53′48″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 646 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Vorderthal; 2.1 km S
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: ZRH Zürich Airport44 km; ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport63 km

About Rämpensee

Rämpensee is a lake. Location: Vorderthal, March District. Elevation: 646 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Spitzberg and Stockberg.

Photos of Rämpensee

Gross Aubrig Markus Bernet · CC BY-SA 2.5

Climate of Rämpensee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: July (198 mm)
Driest month: January (105 mm)

6° -1°

9° 2°

11° 4°

17° 9°

19° 12°

22° 14°

19° 11°

14° 8°

9° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

105

Feb

105

Mar

113

Apr

139

May

151

Jun

188

Jul

198

Aug

185

Sep

150

Oct

130

Nov

135

Dec

120

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 Rämpensee
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	11°	17°	19°	22°	22°	19°	14°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	2°	4°	9°	12°	14°	14°	11°	8°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	105	105	113	139	151	188	198	185	150	130	135	120

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rämpensee

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 44 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 36 km to the northwest.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 44 kmnorthwest
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 63 kmnortheast
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 75 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 36 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 43 kmnorth
Basel Population: 177.6K 110 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 112 kmwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 123 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Rämpensee

Within 100 km: 441 historic and cultural sites, 6,343 natural sites, 1,135 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km584 places

Ufenau Island 12 kmNW
Insel Lützelau Island 12 kmNW
Schönenwerd Island 15 kmNW
Seedamm Island 11 kmNW

25–60 km2,307 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 46 kmNW
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 58 kmN
Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 55 kmW
Insel Schwanau Island 26 kmSW

60–100 km5,028 places

Mainau Island 67 kmN
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 62 kmN
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 97 kmSW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 97 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Vorderthal Village, Vorderthal
2.1 km S
Rempen Village, Vorderthal
0.1 km SE
Schübelbach Municipality, March District
3.2 km NE
Galgenen Municipality, March District
3.4 km NW
Siebnen Town, Schübelbach
3.8 km N
Schübelbach Town, Schübelbach
4.4 km NE

Rämpensee

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Spitzberg Mountain, Vorderthal
1.4 km SE
Stockberg Mountain, Schübelbach
2.2 km NE
Gross Aubrig Mountain, Einsiedeln
3.4 km S
Rötstock Mountain, Vorderthal
2.8 km SE
Pfiiffegg Mountain, Galgenen
2.8 km W
Saalbügel Mountain, Vorderthal
3.5 km SE
Gugelberg Mountain, Innerthal
3.5 km S
Rinderweidhoren Mountain, Vorderthal
3.9 km W

Rämpensee

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026