St. Gallen
Located in Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°27′48″ N 9°23′26″ E
- Population
- 119,598
- 119.6K
- Elevation
- 602 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 9
- listed under St. Gallen
- Airports
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport13 km
- FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen25 km
About St. Gallen
St. Gallen is a district. Location: Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Population: 119,598. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Gemeinschaftsbad Dreilinden and Giessbach.
Climate of St. Gallen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 99 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- July (160 mm)
- Driest month
- January (67 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 67 | 73 | 79 | 104 | 125 | 153 | 160 | 150 | 117 | 88 | 99 | 82 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to St. Gallen
The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 13 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (25 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 50 km to the west.
Airports
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 13 kmeast
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 25 kmnorth
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 64 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 50 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmwest
- Ulm Population: 120.5K 113 kmnortheast
- Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 115 kmnorth
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 130 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from St. Gallen
Within 100 km: 520 historic and cultural sites, 5,304 natural sites, 1,152 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km212 places
- Weiher Diepoldsau Lake 23 kmSE
- Uttwiler Weiher Lake 13 kmN
- Bettenauer Weiher Lake 22 kmW
- Alter Rhein Lake 22 kmSE
25–60 km1,978 places
- Mainau Island 31 kmNW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 27 kmNW
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 38 kmNW
- Ufenau Island 54 kmSW
60–100 km4,786 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 72 kmW
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 90 kmW
- Insel Schwanau Island 77 kmSW
- Saffa Insel Island 66 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in St. Gallen
9 places- 1 St. Gallen 76.1K
- 2 Gossau (SG) 18.1K
- 3 Wittenbach 9.7K
- 4 Gaiserwald 8.3K
- 5 Waldkirch 3.5K
- 6 Eggersriet 2.3K
- 7 Andwil (SG) 2K
- 8 Häggenschwil 1.4K
- 9 Muolen 1.2K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in St. Gallen
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gemeinschaftsbad Dreilinden Natural site, Canton of St. Gallen4.5 km S
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Giessbach River, Canton of St. Gallen5.7 km NW
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Schlossweiher Lake, Untereggen5.4 km E
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Vögelinsegg Mountain, Speicher6.7 km SE
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Kybunpark Landmark, Canton of St. Gallen8.9 km SW
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Goldbach River, Switzerland7.1 km NE
Sources & licences
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