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Untersee

Located in Arosa, Region Plessur Coordinates: 46°46′45″ N 9°40′54″ E

Map showing the location of Untersee Untersee
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,691 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arosa
0.4 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport79 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen100 km

About Untersee

Untersee is a lake. Location: Arosa, Region Plessur. Elevation: 1,691 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Obersee and Stausee Isel.

Climate of Untersee

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -4° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -8°)
Wettest month
July (149 mm)
Driest month
February (72 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 Untersee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°3°5°10°14°17°16°13°9°4°1°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-6°-3°2°5°7°7°4°1°-4°-7°
Precipitation (mm)85728493109139149144120999888

How to get to Untersee

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 79 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (100 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 108 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 79 kmnorth
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 100 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 105 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 108 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 109 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 141 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 171 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 182 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Untersee

Within 100 km: 213 historic and cultural sites, 6,935 natural sites, 991 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km597 places

  • Lake Davos Lake 14 kmE
  • Lai Alv Lake 25 kmS
  • Gotschnaseeli Lake 15 kmNE
  • Lai Plang Bi Lake 8 kmSW

25–60 km3,301 places

  • Chaviolas Island 40 kmS
  • Lajets Lake 33 kmS
  • Walensee Lake 53 kmNW
  • Silvaplanersee Lake 37 kmS

60–100 km4,241 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 95 kmW
  • Ufenau Island 84 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 84 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 87 kmNW

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