Municipality

Rorschach

Located in Electoral district of Rorschach, Canton of St. Gallen Coordinates: 47°28′32″ N 9°29′42″ E

Location in Switzerland

Population: 9,438; 9.4K
Elevation: 410 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 1; listed under Rorschach
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport5 km; FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen22 km

About Rorschach

Rorschach is a municipality. Location: Electoral district of Rorschach, Canton of St. Gallen. Population: 9,438. Elevation: 410 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Goldbach and Schlossweiher.

Climate of Rorschach

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 99 mm

Hottest month: July (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: July (160 mm)
Driest month: January (67 mm)

5° -1°

6° -1°

10° 2°

13° 5°

19° 9°

21° 12°

24° 14°

23° 14°

20° 11°

14° 7°

9° 3°

6° 0°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

104

May

125

Jun

153

Jul

160

Aug

150

Sep

117

Oct

Nov

Dec

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 Rorschach
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	10°	13°	19°	21°	24°	23°	20°	14°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	2°	5°	9°	12°	14°	14°	11°	7°	3°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	67	73	79	104	125	153	160	150	117	88	99	82

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

How to get to Rorschach

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 5 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (22 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 58 km to the west.

Airports

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 5 kmeast
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 22 kmnorth
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 71 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Winterthur Population: 111.8K 58 kmwest
Zurich Population: 415.4K 72 kmwest
Ulm Population: 120.5K 109 kmnorth
Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 115 kmnorth
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 136 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Rorschach

Within 100 km: 505 historic and cultural sites, 5,224 natural sites, 1,168 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km221 places

Weiher Diepoldsau Lake 17 kmSE
Uttwiler Weiher Lake 16 kmNW
Alter Rhein Lake 17 kmSE
Hauptswiler Weiher Lake 18 kmW

25–60 km2,025 places

Mainau Island 34 kmNW
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 32 kmNW
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 44 kmNW
Seedamm Island 59 kmSW

60–100 km4,651 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 80 kmW
Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 98 kmW
Ufenau Island 61 kmSW
Insel Lützelau Island 60 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Rorschach

1 place

1 Rorschach 9K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Goldbach River, Switzerland
2 km NW
Schlossweiher Lake, Untereggen
2.9 km SW
Rheinholz Gaißau Natural site, Vorarlberg
6.2 km E
Alter Rheinlauf River, Switzerland
5.7 km NE
Vögelinsegg Mountain, Speicher
8.8 km SW
Wildpark Peter und Paul Attraction, St. Gallen
8.5 km W
Stadion Espenmoos Landmark, St. Gallen
8.5 km SW
Kloster Notkersegg Attraction, St. Gallen
9.1 km SW