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Lake

Obersee

Located in Gurtnellen, Uri Coordinates: 46°47′09″ N 8°35′55″ E

Map showing the location of Obersee Obersee
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,251 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Erstfeld
3 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport75 km
BRN Bern Airport85 km

About Obersee

Obersee is a lake. Location: Gurtnellen, Uri. Elevation: 2,251 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Nidersee and Mäntliser.

Climate of Obersee

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
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 Obersee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°-2°0°5°8°11°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-9°-6°-2°1°4°4°1°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)10497113135140160163157135131127112

How to get to Obersee

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 75 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 65 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 75 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 85 kmwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 90 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 65 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 81 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 90 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 116 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 144 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Obersee

Within 100 km: 275 historic and cultural sites, 6,957 natural sites, 993 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,215 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 12 kmN
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 12 kmN
  • Oberalpsee Lake 15 kmS
  • Engstlensee Lake 18 kmW

25–60 km2,973 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 49 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 42 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 38 kmS
  • Ufenau Island 50 kmN

60–100 km4,037 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 91 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 70 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 61 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 61 kmW

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