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Glaris

Located in Davos, Region Prättigau / Davos Coordinates: 46°44′43″ N 9°46′33″ E

Map showing the location of Glaris Glaris
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,530 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport84 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen105 km

About Glaris

Glaris is a village. Location: Davos, Region Prättigau / Davos. Elevation: 1,530 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Steigrügg and Alteingrat.

Climate of Glaris

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -3° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -7°)
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 Glaris
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°4°6°11°15°18°18°14°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-5°-2°3°6°8°8°6°2°-3°-6°
Precipitation (mm)85728493109139149144120999888

How to get to Glaris

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 84 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (105 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 116 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 84 kmnorth
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 105 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 106 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 116 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 116 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 136 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 179 kmwest
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 185 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Glaris

Within 100 km: 197 historic and cultural sites, 6,672 natural sites, 943 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km691 places

  • Lake Davos Lake 10 kmNE
  • Lai Alv Lake 20 kmS
  • Lej Verd Lake 23 kmS
  • Gotschnaseeli Lake 14 kmNE

25–60 km2,972 places

  • Chaviolas Island 36 kmS
  • Lajets Lake 31 kmSW
  • Silvaplanersee Lake 33 kmS
  • Lake Sils Lake 36 kmS

60–100 km4,149 places

  • Spadalone Mountain 99 kmSE
  • Ufenau Island 92 kmNW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 92 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 95 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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