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Village

Schalchen

Located in Wildberg, Bezirk Pfäffikon Coordinates: 47°24′26″ N 8°49′32″ E

Map showing the location of Schalchen Schalchen
Location in Switzerland
Population
130
130
Elevation
672 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 Airport22 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport56 km

About Schalchen

Schalchen is a village. Location: Wildberg, Bezirk Pfäffikon. Population: 130. Elevation: 672 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Hundsruggen and Hintereggen.

Climate of Schalchen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (134 mm)
Driest month
January (62 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 Schalchen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)6274678410313412912390818880

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

How to get to Schalchen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 22 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 13 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 22 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 56 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 59 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 13 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 21 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 96 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 116 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Schalchen

Within 100 km: 577 historic and cultural sites, 5,066 natural sites, 1,024 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km194 places

  • Ufenau Island 21 kmS
  • Insel Lützelau Island 21 kmS
  • Schönenwerd Island 24 kmS
  • Saffa Insel Island 23 kmW

25–60 km1,641 places

  • Mainau Island 43 kmNE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 29 kmW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 39 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 30 kmN

60–100 km4,832 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 94 kmSW
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 63 kmSW
  • Sarnersee Lake 76 kmSW
  • Lago Ritom Lake 97 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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