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Municipality

Silenen

Located in Uri, Canton of Uri Coordinates: 46°46′37″ N 8°45′06″ E

Map showing the location of Silenen Silenen
Location in Switzerland
Population
1,957
2K
Elevation
1,303 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
106
listed under Silenen
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport77 km
LUG Lugano Airport87 km

About Silenen

Silenen is a municipality. Location: Uri, Canton of Uri. Population: 1,957. Elevation: 1,303 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Maderanertal and Gross Ruchen.

Climate of Silenen

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 135 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
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
Climate of Silenen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°4°6°11°14°17°18°14°11°6°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-2°0°5°8°10°10°8°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)112101120143145164170164147139135119

How to get to Silenen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 77 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 67 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 77 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 87 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 97 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 67 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 81 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 101 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 125 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 152 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Silenen

Within 100 km: 267 historic and cultural sites, 7,064 natural sites, 1,010 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,095 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 17 kmNW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 17 kmNW
  • Oberalpsee Lake 15 kmSW
  • Lag Crest Ault Lake 8 kmSE

25–60 km3,154 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 54 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 40 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 49 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 49 kmN

60–100 km4,092 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 74 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 100 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 72 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 73 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Silenen

106 places

Cities & villages2

Mountains & nature55

Lakes, rivers & coasts3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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