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Mountain

Spitzberg

Located in Vorderthal, March District Coordinates: 47°07′46″ N 8°54′19″ E

Map showing the location of Spitzberg Spitzberg
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,090 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Vorderthal
0.9 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport45 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport63 km

About Spitzberg

Spitzberg is a mountain. Location: Vorderthal, March District. Elevation: 1,090 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Gross Aubrig and Rötstock.

Climate of Spitzberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (198 mm)
Driest month
January (105 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 Spitzberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°6°8°14°17°19°19°16°11°6°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°1°6°9°11°11°8°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)105105113139151188198185150130135120

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Spitzberg

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 45 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 38 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 45 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 63 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 76 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 38 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 44 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 113 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 125 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Spitzberg

Within 100 km: 435 historic and cultural sites, 6,385 natural sites, 1,139 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km606 places

  • Ufenau Island 14 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 13 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 16 kmNW
  • Seedamm Island 12 kmNW

25–60 km2,330 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 47 kmNW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 59 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 56 kmW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 26 kmSW

60–100 km5,023 places

  • Mainau Island 68 kmN
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 63 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 97 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 97 kmSW

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