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Village

Wiggen

Located in Göschenen, Uri Coordinates: 46°39′36″ N 8°32′04″ E

Map showing the location of Wiggen Wiggen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,319 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport78 km
BRN Bern Airport84 km

About Wiggen

Wiggen is a village. Location: Göschenen, Uri. Elevation: 1,319 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Unter Höhenberg and Mittler Höhenberg.

Climate of Wiggen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
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 Wiggen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°6°11°15°18°18°15°11°6°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°0°4°7°10°10°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)9685105128134142142141129131118100

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Wiggen

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 78 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (89 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 79 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 78 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 84 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 89 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 79 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 89 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 95 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 124 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 147 kmwest

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

Day trips from Wiggen

Within 100 km: 222 historic and cultural sites, 7,039 natural sites, 968 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,228 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 23 kmS
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 25 kmSE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 22 kmS
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 24 kmSE

25–60 km3,155 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 55 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 55 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 59 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 43 kmW

60–100 km3,846 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 91 kmNW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 83 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 76 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 65 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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