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Canton of St. Gallen

Located in Switzerland Coordinates: 47°15′00″ N 9°15′00″ E

Canton of St. Gallen
Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
514,504
514.5K
Elevation
1,120 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
40
listed under Canton of St. Gallen
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport35 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen51 km

About Canton of St. Gallen

Canton of St. Gallen is a region. Location: Switzerland. Population: 514,504.

From Wikipedia

The canton of St. Gallen or St Gall (German: Kanton St. Gallen [zaŋkt ˈɡalən] ; Romansh: Chantun Son Gagl; French: Canton de Saint-Gall; Italian: Canton San Gallo) is a canton of Switzerland. Its capital is St. Gallen. Located in northeastern Switzerland, the canton has an area of 2,026 km2 (782 sq mi) (5% of Switzerland) and a resident population close to half a million as of 2015 (6% of Switzerland). It was formed in 1803 as a conflation of the city of St. Gallen, the territories of the Abbey of St.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1803
Area
2,031 km²
Official website
sg.ch

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Canton of St. Gallen

Climate of Canton of St. Gallen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (187 mm)
Driest month
January (90 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Canton of St. Gallen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°5°9°14°17°19°19°15°11°5°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°1°5°8°10°10°7°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)9093100123141175187175138108119105

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Canton of St. Gallen

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 35 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (51 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 49 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 35 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 51 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 58 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 54 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 131 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 134 kmnorthwest
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 138 kmnorth

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

Places in Canton of St. Gallen

40 places
  1. 1 St. Gallen 119.6K
  2. 2 Wil Electoral District 76.4K
  3. 3 Wahlkreis Rheintal 68.8K
  4. 4 Wahlkreis See-Gaster 68.4K
  5. 5 Wahlkreis Toggenburg 47K
  6. 6 Electoral district of Rorschach 43.9K
  7. 7 Wahlkreis Sarganserland 41.5K
  8. 8 Werdenberg Disctrict 36.4K

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

Cities & villages18

Mountains & nature9

Lakes, rivers & coasts4

Heritage & sights1

Largest cities and towns

  • Thal Municipality, Electoral district of Rorschach
    6.6K
  • St. Gallen Municipality, St. Gallen
    76.1K
  • Rapperswil-Jona Municipality, Wahlkreis See-Gaster
    27.3K
  • Wil (SG) Municipality, Wil Electoral District
    24.2K
  • St. Gallen City, St. Gallen
    75.8K
  • Uzwil Municipality, Wil Electoral District
    13.1K
  • Buchs (SG) Municipality, Werdenberg Disctrict
    12.9K
  • Altstätten Municipality, Wahlkreis Rheintal
    11.9K

Nature and heritage in Canton of St. Gallen

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources