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Municipality

Amden

Located in Wahlkreis See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen Coordinates: 47°09′37″ N 9°09′59″ E

Map showing the location of Amden Amden
Location in Switzerland
Population
1,823
1.8K
Elevation
903 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
30
listed under Amden
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport47 km
ZRH Zürich Airport57 km

About Amden

Amden is a municipality. Location: Wahlkreis See-Gaster, Canton of St. Gallen. Population: 1,823. Elevation: 903 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Schär and Goggeien.

Climate of Amden

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (193 mm)
Driest month
January (100 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 Amden
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°10°15°18°20°20°17°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°2°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)100102108127140178193180143121128116

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Amden

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 47 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (57 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 51 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 47 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 57 kmnorthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 63 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 51 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 52 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 128 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 133 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 136 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Amden

Within 100 km: 444 historic and cultural sites, 6,646 natural sites, 1,234 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km604 places

  • Walensee Lake 5 kmSE
  • Wägitalersee Lake 20 kmSW
  • Obersee Lake 14 kmSW
  • Voralpsee Lake 16 kmE

25–60 km2,280 places

  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 56 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 57 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 30 kmW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 29 kmW

60–100 km5,440 places

  • Mainau Island 61 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 62 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 97 kmSW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 74 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Amden

30 places
  1. 1 Amden 1.6K

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

Cities & villages12

Mountains & nature17

Nearby attractions & nature

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