Lake Sils vs Lake Walen

Lake Walen is the warmer swim right now at about 16.3°C. They are roughly 88 km apart in Switzerland.

Lake Sils

Graubunden

11.8°C

cool · modelled estimate

October average
11.8°C
Warmest month
August · 15.0°C
Coldest month
2.0°C
Swim season
no month averages above 18°C — a wetsuit lake year-round

Lake Sils in Graubunden, Switzerland stays cold all year; expect a wetsuit or a very quick dip, and freezes or near-freezes in winter.

Lake Walen

St. Gallen

16.3°C

mild · modelled estimate

October average
16.3°C
Warmest month
August · 20.0°C
Coldest month
5.0°C
Swim season
July–September

Lake Walen in St. Gallen, Switzerland is swimmable in high summer, brisk either side of it, and drops close to single digits in winter.

Month by month

LakeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lake Sils2.9°C2.0°C2.9°C5.3°C8.5°C11.8°C14.1°C15.0°C14.1°C11.8°C8.5°C5.3°C
Lake Walen6.0°C5.0°C6.0°C8.8°C12.5°C16.3°C19.0°C20.0°C19.0°C16.3°C12.5°C8.8°C

Monthly values are modelled from each lake's long-term winter and summer envelope, then refined with today's forecast air temperature for the headline reading.

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