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Municipality

Unterschächen

Located in Uri, Canton of Uri Coordinates: 46°51′30″ N 8°47′37″ E

Map showing the location of Unterschächen Unterschächen
Location in Switzerland
Population
702
702
Elevation
1,552 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
50
listed under Unterschächen
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport69 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport91 km

About Unterschächen

Unterschächen is a municipality. Location: Uri, Canton of Uri. Population: 702. Elevation: 1,552 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Griessstock and Chli Spitzen.

Climate of Unterschächen

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -3° · Rain 139 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (192 mm)
Driest month
February (106 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 Unterschächen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°3°5°10°13°16°16°13°9°4°1°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-4°-2°3°6°8°8°5°2°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)110106118145155185192182152140139123

How to get to Unterschächen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 69 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 59 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 69 kmnorth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 91 kmnortheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 95 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 59 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 72 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 103 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 121 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 145 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Unterschächen

Within 100 km: 332 historic and cultural sites, 6,991 natural sites, 1,068 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,028 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 24 kmNW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 15 kmW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 15 kmW
  • Oberalpsee Lake 24 kmSW

25–60 km3,041 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 58 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 49 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 40 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 40 kmN

60–100 km4,322 places

  • Mainau Island 99 kmN
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 67 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 94 kmN
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 90 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Unterschächen

50 places
  1. 1 Unterschächen 760

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages3

Mountains & nature45

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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