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Village

Birtschen

Located in Erstfeld, Uri Coordinates: 46°50′00″ N 8°39′00″ E

Map showing the location of Birtschen Birtschen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
592 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport70 km
BRN Bern Airport88 km

About Birtschen

Birtschen is a village. Location: Erstfeld, Uri. Elevation: 592 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Schwarz Grat and Griggeler.

Climate of Birtschen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
July (163 mm)
Driest month
February (97 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 Birtschen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°16°19°22°22°19°15°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°5°9°12°15°15°12°9°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)10497113135140160163157135131127112

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

How to get to Birtschen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 70 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 60 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 70 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 88 kmwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 94 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 60 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 75 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 93 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 115 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 143 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Birtschen

Within 100 km: 307 historic and cultural sites, 6,871 natural sites, 1,014 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,149 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 23 kmN
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 7 kmNW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 8 kmNW
  • Oberalpsee Lake 19 kmS

25–60 km2,958 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 54 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 47 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 44 kmS
  • Ufenau Island 44 kmN

60–100 km4,085 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 94 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 66 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 95 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 66 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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