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Municipality

Vals

Located in Region Surselva, Grisons Coordinates: 46°36′56″ N 9°10′49″ E

Map showing the location of Vals Vals
Location in Switzerland
Population
979
979
Elevation
1,264 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
103
listed under Vals
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport71 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport101 km

About Vals

Vals is a municipality. Location: Region Surselva, Grisons. Population: 979. Elevation: 1,264 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Breitengrat and Branderspitzli.

Climate of Vals

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (167 mm)
Driest month
February (84 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 Vals
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°5°7°12°15°19°19°16°11°6°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°0°5°8°10°10°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)10484109138147162167164157145127106

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Vals

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 71 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (105 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 96 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 71 kmsouth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 101 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 105 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 96 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 105 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 137 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 161 kmnorthwest
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 183 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Vals

Within 100 km: 234 historic and cultural sites, 7,300 natural sites, 974 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km587 places

  • Lag Prau Pulté Lake 25 kmN
  • Lago di Luzzone Lake 16 kmW
  • Dachlisee Lake 17 kmN
  • Laghetto della Val Malvaglia Lake 24 kmSW

25–60 km3,511 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 53 kmW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 54 kmNW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 54 kmNW
  • Chaviolas Island 48 kmSE

60–100 km4,410 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 93 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 88 kmW
  • Ufenau Island 74 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 64 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Vals

103 places

Cities & villages13

Mountains & nature27

Lakes, rivers & coasts3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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