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Mountain

Schijen

Located in Andermatt, Uri Coordinates: 46°38′26″ N 8°38′48″ E

Map showing the location of Schijen Schijen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,579 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Andermatt
4.1 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport74 km
ZRH Zürich Airport91 km

About Schijen

Schijen is a mountain. Location: Andermatt, Uri. Elevation: 2,579 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Höreli and Rossbodenstock.

Climate of Schijen

This month · November

A wet month

Day -3° · Night -9° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
July (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
June (142 mm)
Driest month
February (85 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 Schijen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-4°-2°2°6°10°10°7°3°-3°-5°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-11°-8°-4°-1°2°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)9685105128134142142141129131118100

How to get to Schijen

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 74 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (91 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 81 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 74 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 91 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 93 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 81 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 96 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 98 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 131 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 155 kmwest

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

Day trips from Schijen

Within 100 km: 228 historic and cultural sites, 7,099 natural sites, 967 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,162 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 23 kmS
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 19 kmS
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 22 kmSW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 20 kmS

25–60 km3,220 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 52 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 48 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 57 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 57 kmS

60–100 km3,912 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 100 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 87 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 64 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 64 kmW

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