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Municipality

Illgau

Located in Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz Coordinates: 46°59′48″ N 8°44′24″ E

Map showing the location of Illgau Illgau
Location in Switzerland
Population
797
797
Elevation
1,128 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Illgau
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport53 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport83 km

About Illgau

Illgau is a municipality. Location: Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz. Population: 797. Elevation: 1,128 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Hudelschijen and Chli Schijen.

Climate of Illgau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 139 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (192 mm)
Driest month
February (106 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 Illgau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°6°8°13°16°19°19°16°11°6°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-2°1°5°8°11°11°8°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)110106118145155185192182152140139123

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Illgau

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 53 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 44 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 53 kmnorth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 83 kmnortheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 95 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 44 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 57 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 99 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 108 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 130 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Illgau

Within 100 km: 408 historic and cultural sites, 6,585 natural sites, 1,092 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km847 places

  • Ufenau Island 25 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 23 kmN
  • Insel Schwanau Island 12 kmW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 15 kmSW

25–60 km2,714 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 51 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 59 kmSW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 52 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 25 kmN

60–100 km4,524 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 100 kmW
  • Mainau Island 86 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 81 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Illgau

2 places

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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