Lake

Heidsee

Located in Vaz/Obervaz, Albula Region Coordinates: 46°44′22″ N 9°33′03″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 1,482 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Lenzerheide; 2 km S
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: July; See the climate
Airports: ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport83 km; LUG Lugano Airport95 km

About Heidsee

Heidsee is a lake. Location: Vaz/Obervaz, Albula Region. Elevation: 1,482 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Igl Lai and Plam la Lena.

Climate of Heidsee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -3° · Rain 107 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night -7°)
Wettest month: July (160 mm)
Driest month: February (77 mm)

2° -6°

2° -7°

5° -4°

7° -1°

12° 4°

15° 6°

18° 9°

15° 6°

11° 2°

5° -3°

2° -5°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

104

May

121

Jun

150

Jul

160

Aug

156

Sep

135

Oct

112

Nov

107

Dec

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 Heidsee
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	2°	5°	7°	12°	15°	18°	18°	15°	11°	5°	2°
Average low (°C)	-6°	-7°	-4°	-1°	4°	6°	9°	9°	6°	2°	-3°	-5°
Precipitation (mm)	90	77	90	104	121	150	160	156	135	112	107	93

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Heidsee

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 83 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (104 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 103 km to the northwest.

Airports

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 83 kmnorth
Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 95 kmsouthwest
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 104 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 103 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 106 kmnorthwest
Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 152 kmnortheast
Bern Population: 121.6K 162 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 175 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Heidsee

Within 100 km: 226 historic and cultural sites, 7,129 natural sites, 1,007 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km598 places

Lake Davos Lake 25 kmE
Lag Prau Pulté Lake 23 kmNW
Lai Plang Bi Lake 4 kmE
Lai da Calandari Lake 22 kmSW

25–60 km3,330 places

Chaviolas Island 38 kmSE
Lajets Lake 28 kmS
Walensee Lake 51 kmNW
Silvaplanersee Lake 37 kmSE

60–100 km4,434 places

Lago Nero Lake 84 kmW
Ufenau Island 79 kmNW
Isole di Brissago Island 92 kmSW
Insel Lützelau Island 79 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Lenzerheide Village, Vaz/Obervaz
2 km S
Valbella Village, Vaz/Obervaz
0.9 km N
Parpan Village, Churwalden
2.4 km N
Lantsch/Lenz Municipality, Albula Region
4.2 km SE
Tgantieni Village, Vaz/Obervaz
2.7 km SW
Churwalden Municipality, Region Plessur
5.6 km N

Heidsee

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Igl Lai Lake, Vaz/Obervaz
0.3 km S
Plam la Lena Mountain, Vaz/Obervaz
2.4 km NE
Foil Cotschen Mountain, Vaz/Obervaz
2.6 km E
Schafkopf Mountain, Lantsch/Lenz
2.7 km SE
Aroser Rothorn Mountain, Albula/Alvra
4.8 km E
Piz Danis Mountain, Scharans
3.3 km W
Crap la Pala Mountain, Vaz/Obervaz
4 km SW
Stätzer Horn Mountain, Domleschg
3.5 km NW

Heidsee

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026