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Municipality

St. Gallen

Located in St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen Coordinates: 47°25′20″ N 9°22′32″ E

Map showing the location of St. Gallen St. Gallen
Location in Switzerland
Population
76,090
76.1K
Elevation
685 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
30
listed under St. Gallen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport16 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen30 km

About St. Gallen

St. Gallen is a municipality. Location: St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen. Population: 76,090. Elevation: 685 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Gemeinschaftsbad Dreilinden and Vögelinsegg.

Climate of St. Gallen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 99 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
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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Climate of St. Gallen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°3°7°10°13°13°9°6°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)677379104125153160150117889982

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), 16 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (30 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 50 km to the west.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 16 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 30 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 63 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 50 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 63 kmwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 118 kmnortheast
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 120 kmnorth
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 131 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from St. Gallen

Within 100 km: 507 historic and cultural sites, 5,452 natural sites, 1,155 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km232 places

  • Weiher Diepoldsau Lake 23 kmE
  • Uttwiler Weiher Lake 17 kmN
  • Bettenauer Weiher Lake 21 kmW
  • Alter Rhein Lake 21 kmE

25–60 km2,087 places

  • Mainau Island 34 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 31 kmNW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 40 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 51 kmSW

60–100 km4,795 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 88 kmW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 73 kmSW
  • Saffa Insel Island 64 kmW

Straight-line distances.

St. Gallen and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure St. Gallen St. Gallen Lucerne Lugano
Population 76.1K 75.8K 81.7K 63.2K
Elevation 685 m 684 m 437 m 284 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 22° 24° 27°
Winter night (coldest month) -3° -3° -2° 0°
Annual rainfall 1,297 mm 1,297 mm 1,350 mm 1,416 mm
Best months Jun–Sep Jun–Sep May–Sep May–Sep
Distance — 0 km 91 km 160 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in St. Gallen

30 places
  1. 1 St. Gallen 75.8K
  2. 2 Winkeln 4.3K

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

Cities & villages12

Lakes, rivers & coasts4

Heritage & sights12

Nearby attractions & nature

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