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Buchs

Located in Buchs (SG), Werdenberg Disctrict Coordinates: 47°10′03″ N 9°28′41″ E

Map showing the location of Buchs Buchs
Location in Switzerland
Population
10,418
10.4K
Elevation
447 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 Airport36 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen56 km

About Buchs

Buchs is a town. Location: Buchs (SG), Werdenberg Disctrict. Population: 10,418. Elevation: 447 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Fabriggli - Werdenberger Kleintheater and Werdenberger See.

Climate of Buchs

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
July (181 mm)
Driest month
January (92 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 Buchs
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°18°21°23°23°20°15°10°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°5°9°12°15°15°12°8°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)9292100115133168181168133104117104

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

How to get to Buchs

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 36 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (56 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 68 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 36 kmnorth
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 56 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 77 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 74 kmwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 142 kmnorth
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 146 kmeast
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 149 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Buchs

Within 100 km: 434 historic and cultural sites, 6,591 natural sites, 1,255 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km535 places

  • Walensee Lake 22 kmW
  • Voralpsee Lake 8 kmW
  • Chapfensee Lake 15 kmSW
  • Schwarzsee Lake 20 kmSW

25–60 km2,614 places

  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 60 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 53 kmW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 52 kmW
  • Schönenwerd Island 58 kmW

60–100 km5,131 places

  • Mainau Island 63 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 83 kmW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 67 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 97 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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