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Village

Gafien

Located in Luzein, Region Prättigau / Davos Coordinates: 46°58′00″ N 9°51′00″ E

Map showing the location of Gafien Gafien
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,742 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport62 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen82 km

About Gafien

Gafien is a village. Location: Luzein, Region Prättigau / Davos. Elevation: 1,742 m. The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Gämpiflue and Spitzenbüel.

Climate of Gafien

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -4° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -9°)
Wettest month
July (154 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 Gafien
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°2°5°10°13°16°16°13°9°3°1°
Average low (°C)-8°-9°-6°-3°2°5°7°7°4°1°-4°-7°
Precipitation (mm)88788690105140154146115919893

How to get to Gafien

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) (82 km). The nearest large city is Winterthur, 104 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 62 kmnorth
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 82 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 113 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 104 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 108 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 122 kmeast
  • Ulm Population: 120.5K 160 kmnorth
  • Augsburg Population: 301.1K 175 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Gafien

Within 100 km: 293 historic and cultural sites, 6,505 natural sites, 1,107 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km776 places

  • Lake Davos Lake 16 kmS
  • Gotschnaseeli Lake 12 kmS
  • Saysersee Lake 20 kmSW
  • Strelasee Lake 18 kmS

25–60 km2,933 places

  • Lajets Lake 56 kmS
  • Walensee Lake 53 kmW
  • Silvaplanersee Lake 57 kmS
  • Lej Languard Lake 55 kmS

60–100 km4,196 places

  • Mainau Island 96 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 93 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 86 kmW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 85 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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