- Elevation
- 1,798 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport45 km
- BRN Bern Airport77 km
About Rigi
Rigi is a mountain. Location: Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. Elevation: 1,798 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Höreli and Kulm.
Climate of Rigi
This month · November
A wet month
Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 106 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -10°)
- Wettest month
- June (152 mm)
- Driest month
- January (82 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -4° | -3° | 1° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 11° | 5° | -1° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -10° | -7° | -5° | 0° | 3° | 5° | 5° | 2° | -2° | -7° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 82 | 92 | 88 | 101 | 119 | 152 | 148 | 146 | 104 | 101 | 106 | 95 |
How to get to Rigi
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 45 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 35 km to the north.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 45 kmnorth
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 77 kmwest
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 94 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 35 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 54 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 80 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 89 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 116 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rigi
Within 100 km: 413 historic and cultural sites, 6,005 natural sites, 998 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km559 places
- Schönenwerd Island 24 kmNE
- Insel Schwanau Island 8 kmE
- Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 10 kmW
- Neptun-Inseln Island 20 kmSE
25–60 km2,611 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 40 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 55 kmSW
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 47 kmSW
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 35 kmNW
60–100 km4,246 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 81 kmW
- Mainau Island 90 kmNE
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 86 kmNE
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 77 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Höreli Mountain, Arth0.3 km E
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Kulm Mountain, Arth0.8 km NW
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Schinenflue Mountain, Arth0.5 km W
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Buchzingelflue Mountain, Arth0.6 km N
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In den Banderen Mountain, Arth0.9 km NW
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Schild Mountain, Vitznau1.5 km SW
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Rotstock Mountain, Arth1.8 km W
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Würzestock Mountain, Vitznau1.9 km S
Sources & licences
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