Village

Schwanten

Located in Vorderthal, March District Coordinates: 47°07′17″ N 8°51′10″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 1,188 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: ZRH Zürich Airport44 km; ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport67 km

About Schwanten

Schwanten is a village. Location: Vorderthal, March District. Elevation: 1,188 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Büelhöchi and Chli Aubrig.

Photos of Schwanten

Gross Aubrig Markus Bernet · CC BY-SA 2.5

Climate of Schwanten

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night -4°)
Wettest month: July (198 mm)
Driest month: January (105 mm)

2° -4°

3° -4°

5° -2°

8° 1°

13° 5°

16° 8°

19° 10°

19° 11°

15° 8°

11° 4°

5° -1°

3° -3°

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 Schwanten
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	3°	5°	8°	13°	16°	19°	19°	15°	11°	5°	3°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-4°	-2°	1°	5°	8°	10°	11°	8°	4°	-1°	-3°
Precipitation (mm)	105	105	113	139	151	188	198	185	150	130	135	120

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Schwanten

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 67 kmnortheast
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 79 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 36 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 44 kmnorth
Basel Population: 177.6K 108 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 109 kmwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 123 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Schwanten

Within 100 km: 437 historic and cultural sites, 6,343 natural sites, 1,122 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km614 places

Ufenau Island 12 kmNW
Insel Lützelau Island 12 kmN
Schönenwerd Island 14 kmNW
Insel Schwanau Island 22 kmSW

25–60 km2,350 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 45 kmNW
Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 52 kmNW
Saffa Insel Island 35 kmNW
Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 39 kmW

60–100 km4,938 places

Mainau Island 70 kmN
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 65 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 60 kmN
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 93 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Büelhöchi Mountain, Einsiedeln
1 km SW
Chli Aubrig Mountain, Vorderthal
1.7 km SE
Gross Aubrig Mountain, Einsiedeln
2.5 km SE
Rinderweidhoren Mountain, Vorderthal
2 km N
Gütsch Mountain, Einsiedeln
2.4 km SW
Nüssen Mountain, Innerthal
2.7 km SE