Gams
Located in Werdenberg Disctrict, Canton of St. Gallen Coordinates: 47°12′42″ N 9°25′49″ E
- Population
- 3,550
- 3.6K
- Elevation
- 718 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 5
- listed under Gams
- Airports
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport32 km
- FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen51 km
About Gams
Gams is a municipality. Location: Werdenberg Disctrict, Canton of St. Gallen. Population: 3,550. Elevation: 718 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Kreuzberg Nr.8 and Grueber Sattel.
Photos of Gams
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Säntis Roland zh · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Gams
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 117 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 17° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 92 | 92 | 100 | 115 | 133 | 168 | 181 | 168 | 133 | 104 | 117 | 104 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Gams
The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 32 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (51 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 63 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 32 kmnorth
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 51 kmnorth
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 72 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 63 kmnorthwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 69 kmwest
- Ulm Population: 120.5K 138 kmnorth
- Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 143 kmnorth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 145 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gams
Within 100 km: 452 historic and cultural sites, 6,419 natural sites, 1,268 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km459 places
- Walensee Lake 20 kmSW
- Voralpsee Lake 7 kmSW
- Alter Rhein Lake 24 kmNE
- Chapfensee Lake 19 kmS
25–60 km2,516 places
- Mainau Island 58 kmN
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 54 kmN
- Ufenau Island 49 kmW
- Insel Lützelau Island 48 kmW
60–100 km5,164 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 78 kmW
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 61 kmNW
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 92 kmW
- Insel Schwanau Island 66 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Gams
5 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages1
- Gasenzen · Village
Mountains & nature3
- Gätterifirst · Mountain
- Gätterifirst Südgrat 2. Kopf · Mountain
- Gätterifirst Südgrat 4. Kopf · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kreuzberg Nr.8 Mountain, Sennwald3.1 km NW
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Grueber Sattel Mountain, Sennwald3.2 km NW
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Gätterifirst Südgrat 1. Kopf Mountain, Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann3.2 km NW
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Kreuzberg Nr.7 Mountain, Sennwald3.2 km NW
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Gätterifirst Östlicher Felskegel Mountain, Sennwald3.2 km NW
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Kreuzberg Nr.6 Mountain, Sennwald3.2 km NW
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Kreuzberg Nr.5 Mountain, Sennwald3.3 km N
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Mutschen Mountain, Sennwald3.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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