Village

Silenen

Located in Gurtnellen, Uri Coordinates: 46°47′21″ N 8°40′24″ E

Location in Switzerland

Population: 2,243; 2.2K
Elevation: 540 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 Airport75 km; LUG Lugano Airport89 km

About Silenen

Silenen is a village. Location: Gurtnellen, Uri. Population: 2,243. Elevation: 540 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Pfaffen and Riedersegg.

Photos of Silenen

Gross Windgällen Simon Koopmann · CC BY-SA 2.5

Climate of Silenen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: July (170 mm)
Driest month: February (101 mm)

8° 2°

8° 1°

9° 3°

11° 5°

16° 10°

19° 12°

22° 15°

19° 13°

15° 9°

11° 5°

9° 3°

Jan

112

Feb

101

Mar

120

Apr

143

May

145

Jun

164

Jul

170

Aug

164

Sep

147

Oct

139

Nov

135

Dec

119

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 Silenen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	9°	11°	16°	19°	22°	22°	19°	15°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	2°	1°	3°	5°	10°	12°	15°	15°	13°	9°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	112	101	120	143	145	164	170	164	147	139	135	119

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

How to get to Silenen

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
Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 89 kmsouth
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 91 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 65 kmnorth
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 80 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 95 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 119 kmnorthwest
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 148 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Silenen

Within 100 km: 278 historic and cultural sites, 7,012 natural sites, 1,006 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,167 places

Neptun-Inseln Island 13 kmNW
Lorelei-Inseln Island 13 kmNW
Oberalpsee Lake 14 kmS
Engstlensee Lake 24 kmW

25–60 km3,068 places

Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 54 kmW
Strandbad Brienz Beach 48 kmW
Lago Nero Lake 39 kmS
Ufenau Island 48 kmN

60–100 km4,061 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 97 kmW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 99 kmN
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 67 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pfaffen Mountain, Silenen
2 km NE
Riedersegg Mountain, Silenen
2.8 km NE
Holzbiel Mountain, Erstfeld
2.9 km W
Arnisee Lake, Gurtnellen
3 km SW
Langchälengrätli Mountain, Gurtnellen
3.6 km W
Stock Mountain, Gurtnellen
3.7 km W