Schwyz District
Located in Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°01′41″ N 8°38′10″ E
- Population
- 56,125
- 56.1K
- Elevation
- 476 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 15
- listed under Schwyz District
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport48 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport86 km
About Schwyz District
Schwyz District is a district. Location: Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. Population: 56,125. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Burgruine Schwanau and Insel Schwanau.
Photos of Schwyz District
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Ortstock Felix Günther FeG · CC BY-SA 2.5 -
Chaiserstock Andreas Faessler · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Fronalpstock Hannes Röst · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Druesberg No machine-readable author provided. MRB assumed · CC BY-SA 2.5
Climate of Schwyz District
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 116 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- July (172 mm)
- Driest month
- January (87 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 3° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 98 | 97 | 112 | 129 | 170 | 172 | 165 | 120 | 109 | 116 | 104 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Schwyz District
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 48 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 38 km to the north.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 48 kmnorth
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 86 kmnortheast
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 87 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 38 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 54 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 91 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 100 kmnorthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 123 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Schwyz District
Within 100 km: 430 historic and cultural sites, 6,278 natural sites, 1,042 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km709 places
- Ufenau Island 24 kmNE
- Insel Lützelau Island 25 kmNE
- Schönenwerd Island 20 kmN
- Insel Schwanau Island 3 kmW
25–60 km2,706 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 45 kmN
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 54 kmSW
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 44 kmNW
- Saffa Insel Island 37 kmN
60–100 km4,335 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 92 kmW
- Mainau Island 86 kmNE
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 82 kmNE
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 75 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Schwyz District
15 places- 1 Schwyz 15.2K
- 2 Arth 12.2K
- 3 Ingenbohl 9K
- 4 Steinen 3.6K
- 5 Muotathal 3.5K
- 6 Rothenthurm 2.5K
- 7 Unteriberg 2.4K
- 8 Sattel 1.9K
- 9 Morschach 1.1K
- 10 Lauerz 1.1K
- 11 Steinerberg 939
- 12 Oberiberg 870
- 13 Illgau 797
- 14 Alpthal 621
- 15 Riemenstalden 86
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Schwyz District
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Burgruine Schwanau Historic site, Canton of Schwyz3 km W
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Insel Schwanau Island, Canton of Schwyz3 km W
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Lauerzersee Lake, Switzerland2.3 km W
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Muota River, Switzerland4.9 km SW
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Rossberg Mountain, Zug7.7 km NW
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Höcheli Mountain, Gersau7.4 km W
Sources & licences
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