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Municipality

Grabs

Located in Werdenberg Disctrict, Canton of St. Gallen Coordinates: 47°10′06″ N 9°23′40″ E

Map showing the location of Grabs Grabs
Location in Switzerland
Population
7,147
7.1K
Elevation
1,082 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
37
listed under Grabs
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport37 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen57 km

About Grabs

Grabs is a municipality. Location: Werdenberg Disctrict, Canton of St. Gallen. Population: 7,147. Elevation: 1,082 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Forenchopf and Hanenspil.

Climate of Grabs

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
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 Grabs
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°6°9°14°17°19°19°16°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°1°5°8°10°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)9292100115133168181168133104117104

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Grabs

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 37 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (57 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 63 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 37 kmnorth
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 57 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 72 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 68 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 144 kmwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 144 kmnorth
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 148 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Grabs

Within 100 km: 432 historic and cultural sites, 6,636 natural sites, 1,262 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km538 places

  • Walensee Lake 16 kmW
  • Voralpsee Lake 2 kmSW
  • Chapfensee Lake 13 kmS
  • Chüelaui Lake 21 kmSW

25–60 km2,528 places

  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 57 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 47 kmW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 46 kmW
  • Schönenwerd Island 51 kmW

60–100 km5,264 places

  • Mainau Island 62 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 77 kmW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 63 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 90 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Grabs

37 places
  1. 1 Grabs 6.4K
  2. 2 Werdenberg 90

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

Cities & villages13

Mountains & nature21

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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