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Lake

Wägitalersee

Located in Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°05′22″ N 8°55′19″ E

Map showing the location of Wägitalersee Wägitalersee
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
885 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Innerthal
1.6 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport50 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport65 km

About Wägitalersee

Wägitalersee is a lake. Location: Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. Elevation: 885 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Wägital and Grosser Mutzenstein.

Climate of Wägitalersee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (198 mm)
Driest month
January (105 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 Wägitalersee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°10°15°18°21°20°17°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°2°7°10°12°12°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)105105113139151188198185150130135120

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Wägitalersee

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 50 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 42 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 50 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 65 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 79 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 42 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 49 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 113 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 115 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 129 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Wägitalersee

Within 100 km: 422 historic and cultural sites, 6,556 natural sites, 1,150 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km709 places

  • Ufenau Island 18 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 18 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 20 kmNW
  • Seedamm Island 17 kmNW

25–60 km2,413 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 51 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 58 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 25 kmW
  • Saffa Insel Island 41 kmNW

60–100 km5,006 places

  • Mainau Island 72 kmN
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 67 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 64 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 96 kmSW

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