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Lake

Sihlsee

Located in Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°07′23″ N 8°47′10″ E

Map showing the location of Sihlsee Sihlsee
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
881 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Einsiedeln
0.8 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport41 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport71 km

About Sihlsee

Sihlsee is a lake. Location: Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. Elevation: 881 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Vogelherd and Rickental.

Climate of Sihlsee

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 Sihlsee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°10°15°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 Sihlsee

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 41 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 32 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 41 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 71 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 82 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 32 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 43 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 104 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 104 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 120 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Sihlsee

Within 100 km: 457 historic and cultural sites, 6,161 natural sites, 1,112 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km578 places

  • Ufenau Island 10 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 11 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 10 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 17 kmSW

25–60 km2,398 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 41 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 48 kmNW
  • Saffa Insel Island 31 kmNW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 34 kmW

60–100 km4,754 places

  • Mainau Island 72 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 67 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 61 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 89 kmSW

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