- Elevation
- 2,811 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport82 km
- ZRH Zürich Airport82 km
About Ruchen
Ruchen is a mountain. Location: Gurtnellen, Uri. Elevation: 2,811 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Bristenstock and Zwächten.
Climate of Ruchen
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 135 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -14°)
- Wettest month
- July (170 mm)
- Driest month
- February (101 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -7° | -6° | -4° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -14° | -12° | -10° | -5° | -2° | 0° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -10° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 101 | 120 | 143 | 145 | 164 | 170 | 164 | 147 | 139 | 135 | 119 |
How to get to Ruchen
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 82 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (82 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 72 km to the north.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 82 kmsouth
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 82 kmnorth
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 92 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 72 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 87 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 97 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 125 kmnorthwest
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 153 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ruchen
Within 100 km: 255 historic and cultural sites, 7,134 natural sites, 980 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1,173 places
- Neptun-Inseln Island 20 kmN
- Lorelei-Inseln Island 20 kmN
- Lago Ritom Lake 20 kmS
- Oberalpsee Lake 7 kmS
25–60 km3,177 places
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 54 kmW
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 48 kmW
- Lago Nero Lake 32 kmS
- Ufenau Island 55 kmN
60–100 km4,019 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 99 kmW
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 78 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 66 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 66 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bristenstock Mountain, Silenen1.1 km N
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Zwächten Mountain, Silenen0.7 km NE
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Hubel Mountain, Silenen1 km SE
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Pörtlistock Mountain, Gurtnellen1.2 km W
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Steinstock Mountain, Silenen1.3 km E
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Sunnig Wichel Mountain, Silenen1.3 km S
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Bristen Mountain, Gurtnellen1.4 km N
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Nollen Mountain, Gurtnellen1.5 km SW
Sources & licences
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