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Municipality

Steinen

Located in Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz Coordinates: 47°03′06″ N 8°36′34″ E

Map showing the location of Steinen Steinen
Location in Switzerland
Population
3,608
3.6K
Elevation
495 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
4
listed under Steinen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport45 km
BRN Bern Airport86 km

About Steinen

Steinen is a municipality. Location: Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz. Population: 3,608. Elevation: 495 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Burgruine Schwanau and Lauerzersee.

Climate of Steinen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 2° · 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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Climate of Steinen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°9°12°14°14°11°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)879897112129170172165120109116104

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

How to get to Steinen

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 86 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 87 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 35 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 51 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 89 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 119 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Steinen

Within 100 km: 429 historic and cultural sites, 6,163 natural sites, 1,034 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km634 places

  • Ufenau Island 22 kmNE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 23 kmNE
  • Schönenwerd Island 19 kmNE
  • Insel Schwanau Island 2 kmSW

25–60 km2,627 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 42 kmN
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 54 kmSW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 41 kmNW
  • Saffa Insel Island 34 kmN

60–100 km4,365 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 90 kmW
  • Mainau Island 85 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 81 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 73 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Steinen

4 places
  1. 1 Steinen 3K

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

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