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Municipality

Alpthal

Located in Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz Coordinates: 47°03′28″ N 8°42′51″ E

Map showing the location of Alpthal Alpthal
Location in Switzerland
Population
621
621
Elevation
1,064 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
15
listed under Alpthal
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport46 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport80 km

About Alpthal

Alpthal is a municipality. Location: Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz. Population: 621. Elevation: 1,064 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Furggelenstock and Gschwändstock.

Climate of Alpthal

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 126 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (189 mm)
Driest month
January (95 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 Alpthal
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°6°9°14°17°20°19°16°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°1°5°8°11°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)95101105129142183189179137120126113

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Alpthal

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 46 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 37 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 46 kmnorth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 80 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 91 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 37 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 50 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 97 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 103 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 123 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Alpthal

Within 100 km: 439 historic and cultural sites, 6,309 natural sites, 1,084 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km667 places

  • Ufenau Island 18 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 19 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 16 kmN
  • Insel Schwanau Island 9 kmW

25–60 km2,612 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 44 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 47 kmNW
  • Saffa Insel Island 35 kmN
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 27 kmW

60–100 km4,553 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 98 kmW
  • Mainau Island 81 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 76 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 70 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Alpthal

15 places
  1. 1 Alpthal 559

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages2

Mountains & nature12

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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