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Lake

Wijer

Located in Seelisberg, Uri Coordinates: 46°57′39″ N 8°34′29″ E

Map showing the location of Wijer Wijer
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
745 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Seelisberg
1.6 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport55 km
BRN Bern Airport82 km

About Wijer

Wijer is a lake. Location: Seelisberg, Uri. Elevation: 745 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Seeli and Niderbauen Chulm.

Climate of Wijer

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (175 mm)
Driest month
January (94 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
Climate of Wijer
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°11°16°19°21°21°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)9498104122136172175169128119121108

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

How to get to Wijer

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 55 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 45 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 55 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 82 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 95 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 45 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 62 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 86 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 101 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 127 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Wijer

Within 100 km: 377 historic and cultural sites, 6,392 natural sites, 1,019 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km885 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 8 kmN
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 18 kmNW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 8 kmS
  • Lorzeninsel Island 24 kmN

25–60 km2,748 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 51 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 54 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 47 kmSW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 47 kmNW

60–100 km4,155 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 87 kmW
  • Mainau Island 95 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 91 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 83 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Seelisberg Village, Seelisberg
    1.6 km NE
  • Bauen Village, Seedorf (UR)
    2.8 km S
  • Rütli Village, Seelisberg
    1.6 km NE
  • Emmetten Municipality, Nidwalden
    4.2 km SW
  • Sisikon Municipality, Uri
    3.8 km SE
  • Ingenbohl Municipality, Schwyz District
    5.1 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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