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Village

Buchen

Located in Luzein, Region Prättigau / Davos Coordinates: 46°56′31″ N 9°43′06″ E

Map showing the location of Buchen Buchen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
971 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport62 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen83 km

About Buchen

Buchen is a village. Location: Luzein, Region Prättigau / Davos. Elevation: 971 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Horn and Prätigau.

Climate of Buchen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 0° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (159 mm)
Driest month
February (78 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 Buchen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°10°15°19°21°21°18°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°7°9°11°12°9°5°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)85788390110144159152121939888

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

How to get to Buchen

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), 62 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) (83 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 98 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 62 kmnorth
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 83 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 106 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 100 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 132 kmeast
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 163 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 173 kmwest

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

Day trips from Buchen

Within 100 km: 312 historic and cultural sites, 6,823 natural sites, 1,124 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km698 places

  • Lake Davos Lake 17 kmSE
  • Gotschnaseeli Lake 13 kmSE
  • Lai Plang Bi Lake 25 kmS
  • Saysersee Lake 10 kmSW

25–60 km3,132 places

  • Chaviolas Island 58 kmS
  • Lajets Lake 51 kmS
  • Walensee Lake 45 kmNW
  • Silvaplanersee Lake 55 kmS

60–100 km4,429 places

  • Mainau Island 94 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 90 kmNW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 98 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 78 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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