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Municipality

Wassen

Located in Uri, Canton of Uri Coordinates: 46°43′29″ N 8°32′00″ E

Map showing the location of Wassen Wassen
Location in Switzerland
Population
405
405
Elevation
1,889 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
86
listed under Wassen
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport82 km
BRN Bern Airport82 km

About Wassen

Wassen is a municipality. Location: Uri, Canton of Uri. Population: 405. Elevation: 1,889 m. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Meiental and Schafschijen.

Climate of Wassen

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -4° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night -8°)
Wettest month
July (163 mm)
Driest month
February (97 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).

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Climate of Wassen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°0°2°7°11°14°14°11°7°2°0°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°1°4°6°6°4°0°-4°-6°
Precipitation (mm)10497113135140160163157135131127112

How to get to Wassen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 82 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 71 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 82 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 82 kmwest
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 85 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 71 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 86 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 88 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 118 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 146 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Wassen

Within 100 km: 241 historic and cultural sites, 6,952 natural sites, 961 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,269 places

  • Neptun-Inseln Island 19 kmN
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 20 kmN
  • Lago Ritom Lake 24 kmSE
  • Oberalpsee Lake 12 kmSE

25–60 km3,041 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 55 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 55 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 59 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 43 kmW

60–100 km3,844 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 88 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 76 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 69 kmN
  • Isole di Brissago Island 68 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Wassen

86 places
  1. 1 Wassen 464

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

Cities & villages4

Mountains & nature52

Lakes, rivers & coasts3

Nearby attractions & nature

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