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Municipality

Thal

Located in Electoral district of Rorschach, Canton of St. Gallen Coordinates: 47°28′42″ N 9°33′24″ E

Thal
Diplomtrucker at de.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
6,565
6.6K
Elevation
397 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
5
listed under Thal
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport1 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen22 km

About Thal

Thal is a municipality. Location: Electoral district of Rorschach, Canton of St. Gallen. Population: 6,565. Elevation: 397 m.

From Wikipedia

Thal (German pronunciation: [ˈtaːl]) is a village and municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Besides the village of Thal itself, the municipality also includes the villages of Altenrhein, Buechen, Buriet and Staad.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
9.6 km²
Official website
thal.ch

Source: Wikidata

Population of Thal over time

Population of Thal over time
2017 6,480
2018 6,570
2025 7,217

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Thal

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 102 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (166 mm)
Driest month
January (69 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 Thal
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°10°14°19°22°24°23°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°4°9°12°14°14°11°7°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)6973791031231591661541189010283

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

How to get to Thal

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 1 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (22 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 63 km to the west.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 1 kmnorth
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 22 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 76 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 63 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 77 kmwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 107 kmnorth
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 116 kmnorth
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 140 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Thal

Within 100 km: 493 historic and cultural sites, 5,235 natural sites, 1,165 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km249 places

  • Weiher Diepoldsau Lake 14 kmSE
  • Uttwiler Weiher Lake 19 kmNW
  • Alter Rhein Lake 14 kmSE
  • Hauptswiler Weiher Lake 23 kmW

25–60 km2,067 places

  • Mainau Island 37 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 35 kmNW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 48 kmNW
  • Insel Werd Island 56 kmW

60–100 km4,577 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 85 kmW
  • Ufenau Island 66 kmSW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 64 kmSW
  • Schönenwerd Island 70 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Thal

5 places
  1. 1 Thal 6.4K

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

Cities & villages4

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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