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Village

Obervaz

Located in Vaz/Obervaz, Albula Region Coordinates: 46°42′00″ N 9°32′00″ E

Map showing the location of Obervaz Obervaz
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,355 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport87 km
LUG Lugano Airport91 km

About Obervaz

Obervaz is a village. Location: Vaz/Obervaz, Albula Region. Elevation: 1,355 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Crap la Pala and Solis Viaduct.

Climate of Obervaz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 107 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (160 mm)
Driest month
February (77 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 Obervaz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°5°8°13°16°19°19°15°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°-1°4°7°9°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)90779010412115016015613511210793

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Obervaz

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 87 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (108 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 105 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 87 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 91 kmsouthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 108 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 105 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 109 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 155 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 162 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 177 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Obervaz

Within 100 km: 219 historic and cultural sites, 7,140 natural sites, 989 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km628 places

  • Lajets Lake 23 kmS
  • Lai Alv Lake 24 kmSE
  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 24 kmNW
  • Lai Plang Bi Lake 6 kmNE

25–60 km3,188 places

  • Chaviolas Island 35 kmSE
  • Walensee Lake 54 kmNW
  • Silvaplanersee Lake 34 kmSE
  • Lake Sils Lake 35 kmSE

60–100 km4,532 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 81 kmW
  • Ufenau Island 81 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 88 kmSW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 81 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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