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Lake

Obersee

Located in Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°12′39″ N 8°51′47″ E

Map showing the location of Obersee Obersee
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
402 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rapperswil-Jona
2.5 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport36 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport61 km

About Obersee

Obersee is a lake. Location: Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Elevation: 402 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Chli Aa and Kloster Mariazell Wurmsbach.

Climate of Obersee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
July (161 mm)
Driest month
January (73 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 Obersee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°14°19°22°24°24°20°15°9°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°5°9°12°14°14°11°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)738582991171551611511119410392

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

How to get to Obersee

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 36 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 29 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 36 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 61 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 71 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 29 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 34 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 105 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 111 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 116 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Obersee

Within 100 km: 478 historic and cultural sites, 5,972 natural sites, 1,108 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km428 places

  • Ufenau Island 6 kmW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 5 kmW
  • Schönenwerd Island 11 kmW
  • Seedamm Island 4 kmW

25–60 km2,182 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 39 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 56 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 51 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 50 kmW

60–100 km4,948 places

  • Mainau Island 60 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 99 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 99 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 88 kmSW

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