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Village

Hohfirst

Located in Waldkirch, St. Gallen Coordinates: 47°26′52″ N 9°18′30″ E

Map showing the location of Hohfirst Hohfirst
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
805 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport19 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen29 km

About Hohfirst

Hohfirst is a village. Location: Waldkirch, St. Gallen. Elevation: 805 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Abenteuerland Walterzoo and Waldkirch Bernhardzell.

Climate of Hohfirst

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 94 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (150 mm)
Driest month
January (63 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 Hohfirst
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°11°16°19°21°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°6°10°12°12°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)63717498116146150140108839480

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

How to get to Hohfirst

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 19 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (29 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 45 km to the west.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 19 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 29 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 57 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 45 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 58 kmwest
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 116 kmnorth
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 117 kmnortheast
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 125 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Hohfirst

Within 100 km: 518 historic and cultural sites, 5,373 natural sites, 1,126 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km190 places

  • Uttwiler Weiher Lake 14 kmN
  • Bettenauer Weiher Lake 16 kmW
  • Hauptswiler Weiher Lake 5 kmNW
  • Stolzenbergweiher Lake 12 kmW

25–60 km2,020 places

  • Mainau Island 30 kmN
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 26 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 35 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 48 kmSW

60–100 km4,807 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 66 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 84 kmW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 71 kmSW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 85 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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