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Municipality

Arth

Located in Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz Coordinates: 47°03′14″ N 8°31′49″ E

Map showing the location of Arth Arth
Location in Switzerland
Population
12,154
12.2K
Elevation
441 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
35
listed under Arth
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport45 km
BRN Bern Airport80 km

About Arth

Arth is a municipality. Location: Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz. Population: 12,154. Elevation: 441 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Rigi and Rigi Scheidegg.

Climate of Arth

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
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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Climate of Arth
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°10°13°18°21°24°23°20°15°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°0°2°5°9°12°14°14°11°7°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)879897112129170172165120109116104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Arth

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 80 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 92 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 35 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 52 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 83 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 92 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 117 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Arth

Within 100 km: 421 historic and cultural sites, 6,052 natural sites, 1,010 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km584 places

  • Schönenwerd Island 22 kmNE
  • Insel Schwanau Island 6 kmSE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 13 kmW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 19 kmS

25–60 km2,617 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 40 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 57 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 50 kmSW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 37 kmNW

60–100 km4,282 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 84 kmW
  • Mainau Island 88 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 84 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 75 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Arth

35 places
  1. 1 Arth 9.8K
  2. 2 Goldau 5.3K

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

Cities & villages19

Mountains & nature10

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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