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Village

Schwanz

Located in Grabs, Werdenberg Disctrict Coordinates: 47°09′40″ N 9°21′48″ E

Map showing the location of Schwanz Schwanz
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,504 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport39 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen58 km

About Schwanz

Schwanz is a village. Location: Grabs, Werdenberg Disctrict. Elevation: 1,504 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Galferbühel and Förenchopf.

Climate of Schwanz

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -4° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
July (164 mm)
Driest month
February (83 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 Schwanz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°4°7°12°14°17°17°13°9°3°0°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-4°-2°3°6°8°8°5°1°-4°-6°
Precipitation (mm)8683931021201501641531239910897

How to get to Schwanz

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 39 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (58 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 62 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 39 kmnorth
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 58 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 70 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 66 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 142 kmwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 145 kmnorth
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 147 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Schwanz

Within 100 km: 431 historic and cultural sites, 6,693 natural sites, 1,266 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km564 places

  • Walensee Lake 13 kmW
  • Voralpsee Lake 1 kmE
  • Scheubsbach Lake 25 kmS
  • Heustockseeli Lake 23 kmSW

25–60 km2,492 places

  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 58 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 45 kmW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 44 kmW
  • Schönenwerd Island 49 kmW

60–100 km5,334 places

  • Mainau Island 62 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 75 kmW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 63 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 88 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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