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Municipality

Schwyz

Located in Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz Coordinates: 47°01′24″ N 8°40′29″ E

Map showing the location of Schwyz Schwyz
Location in Switzerland
Population
15,239
15.2K
Elevation
852 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
50
listed under Schwyz
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport49 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport84 km

About Schwyz

Schwyz is a municipality. Location: Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz. Population: 15,239. Elevation: 852 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Schwarzenstock and Halbegg.

Climate of Schwyz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 126 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
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 Schwyz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°10°16°18°21°21°17°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)95101105129142183189179137120126113

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Schwyz

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 49 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 39 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 49 kmnorth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 84 kmnortheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 90 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 39 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 54 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 94 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 102 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 125 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Schwyz

Within 100 km: 420 historic and cultural sites, 6,374 natural sites, 1,063 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km767 places

  • Ufenau Island 23 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 24 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 20 kmN
  • Insel Schwanau Island 6 kmW

25–60 km2,669 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 46 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 57 kmSW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 47 kmNW
  • Saffa Insel Island 38 kmN

60–100 km4,421 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 95 kmW
  • Mainau Island 85 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 81 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 74 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Schwyz

50 places
  1. 1 Schwyz 15.2K
  2. 2 Ibach 3.5K

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

Cities & villages32

Mountains & nature15

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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