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Obersaxen, Switzerland
Grisons · Switzerland
Obersaxen is a small town in Grisons, Switzerland with a population of 757. Elevation: 4,190 ft (1,277 m). Average temperature: 26°F (-3°C).
Data updated June 2026
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About Obersaxen
Obersaxen is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Obersaxen and Mundaun merged to form the new municipality of Obersaxen Mundaun.
People
Climate
| Population | 757 |
| Population Density | 32 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 4,190 ft (1,277 m) |
| Coordinates | 46.7500°, 9.1000° |
| Timezone | Europe/Zurich |
| Country | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| State / Province | Grisons |
| Average Temperature | 26°F (-3°C) |
| January Average | 9°F (-13°C) |
| July Average | 42°F (6°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 90.0 inches (2,285 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 376.0 inches (955 cm) |
About Obersaxen
Obersaxen is a small town in Switzerland (Grisons) with a population of 757. The city sits at an elevation of 4,190 feet (1,277 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 26°F (-3°C). Temperatures range from 9°F in January to 42°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 90.0 inches. The timezone is Europe/Zurich.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 25.8°F |
| 52% below Switzerland avg | |
| January Average | 9°F (-13°C) |
| July Average | 42°F (6°C) |
| Sunny Days | 245 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 4,190 ft (1,277 m) |
| Area | 23.9 sq mi (61.8 km²) |
| Population Density | 32/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 46.7500°N, 9.1000°W |
| Timezone | Europe/Zurich |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
3 tsunamis recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 95.0 m (312 ft).
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1987 | VALTELLINA | Meteorological | 95.0 m | 27 | 103 km |
| 1601 | LAKE LUCERNE | Eruption + Earthquake | 4.0 m | 8 | 46 km |
| 1996 | LAKE BRIENZ | Meteorological | 0.5 m | — | 86 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°F (-13°C) | 4.3 in | Coldest |
| February | 25°F (-4°C) | 3.7 in | Driest |
| March | 29°F (-2°C) | 4.6 in | |
| April | 33°F (1°C) | 5.9 in | |
| May | 42°F (6°C) | 6.3 in | |
| June | 48°F (9°C) | 7.1 in | |
| July | 42°F (6°C) | 7.5 in | Wettest |
| August | 52°F (11°C) | 7.2 in | Warmest |
| September | 47°F (8°C) | 6.6 in | |
| October | 40°F (4°C) | 5.9 in | |
| November | 31°F (-0°C) | 5.4 in | |
| December | 27°F (-3°C) | 4.5 in |
Obersaxen has a seasonal temperature swing of 44°F / from 9°F in January to 52°F in August. Total annual precipitation is 69.0 inches, with July being the wettest month (7.5") and February the driest (3.7").
Radio Stations near Obersaxen
11 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio Zürisee | classic hits, classic rock | MP3 256 kbps | |
| Radio Central | — | MP3 | |
| Radio Grischa | infos, music | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Vaterland (LI) | — | MP3 | |
| Life Channel | browserfriendly, christian | MP3 192 kbps | |
| driftFM | country | MP3 192 kbps | |
| WALTS WELT | — | MP3 64 kbps | |
| Country Radio Switzerland | country | MP3 64 kbps | |
| Country Radio Switzerland (CRS) | undefined | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio RTR | — | AAC 128 kbps | |
| Electro Radio (DE) | — | MP3 192 kbps |
Museums in Obersaxen
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpinmuseum | ||||
| Alte Post | ||||
| Casa Latour | ||||
| Cularta | ||||
| Gandahus | ||||
| Grünhornhütte | ||||
| Heimatmuseum Rheinwald | ||||
| Heimatmuseum Safien | ||||
| Infanteriewerk Stalusa, A 8717 | ||||
| Lärchabodastall | ||||
| Meister da Vuorz | ||||
| Museo Cà da Rivöi | ||||
| Museum Cristallina | ||||
| Museum Laax - attenziun tradiziun! | ||||
| Museum Regiunal | ||||
| Museum Sernftalbahn | ||||
| Museum Sursilvan Cuort Ligia Grischa | ||||
| Piccolo Museo dela Radio e della fotografia | ||||
| Postkartengalerie Kabinetli Hinterrhein | ||||
| Sauerstofffabrik | ||||
| Schiefertafelfabrik Elm | ||||
| Sernftalbahn-Museum | ||||
| Urwaldpavillon | ||||
| Walserama Nufenen |
Libraries in Obersaxen
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biblioteca Casa de Mont | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Lumnezia | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Populara | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca populara e da scola vischnaunca da Breil | 0.0 | |||||
| Biblioteca Trun | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothek Flims | 0.0 | |||||
| Glarner Wirtschaftsarchiv | 0.0 | |||||
| Gymnasium Kloster Disentis, Schulbibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Schul- und Gemeindebibliothek | 0.0 | |||||
| Schul- und Gemeindebibliothek Ilanz | 0.0 | |||||
| Schul- und Gemeindebibliothek Safien | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Obersaxen
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Märtplatz |
Hotels in Obersaxen
6 hotels within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Obersaxen
24 restaurants within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Obersaxen
2 cafes within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Castles in Obersaxen
5 castles within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Obersaxen
2 gas stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Obersaxen
4 banks within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in Obersaxen
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brauerei Adler |
Ski Resorts Near Obersaxen
126 ski resorts within range.
| Resort | Slopes (km) | Lifts | Peak (m) | Price | Season | Night | Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forcora Ski | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Alpe di Neggia | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Malesco | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Druogno | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Craveggia - Piana di Vigezzo | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Bosco Gurin – Grossalp | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Val Formazza | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Casaccia | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Aela (Maloja) | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skiarea Valchiavenna | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Mogno | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Avers | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Bivio | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Confin / San Bernardino | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Pian Cales / San Bernardino | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Nara – Leontica | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Prato Leventina | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Cioss Prato | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Carì | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Airolo - Pesciüm | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Splügen | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Campo Blenio - Ghirone | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Savognin | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Kinderskiparadies La Nars | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Kinderland | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Realp | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Vals 3000 | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Bergün - Filisur / Darlux | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Andermatt+Disentis+Sedrun | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Obermutten | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Alvaneu | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Lenz | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Tschappina | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Sarn-Heinzenberg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Obersaxen-Mundaun | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Runal Péra Trun | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Rinerhorn | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Tenna | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Arosa Lenzerheide | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Brigels Waltensburg Andiast | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Engelberg-Titlis | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Feldis | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Tschiertschen | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Engelberg - Großtitlis Ski Schanze | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Chur - Brambrüesch | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Engelberg-Brunni | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Laax | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Brüsti – Attinghausen | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Hochwang – Goldgruben | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Fideriser Heuberge | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Bannalp | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Ratzi – Spiringen | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Gitschenen – Isenthal | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Biel-Kinzig | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Eggberge | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Elm | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Klewenalp - Stockhütte | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Pany | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Braunwald | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skiarena Loh Hätzingen | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Grüsch Danusa | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilift Mastrils | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Stoos | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilift Tristeli St. Margrethenberg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Flensa-Seewis | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Pizol Bad Ragaz | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Ibergeregg-Handgruobi | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Hoch-Ybrig | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Rigi-Scheidegg/Burggeist | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilifte Ibergeregg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Brunni-Holzegg-Rotenflue | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Dreieck – Glarus | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilift Oberiberg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilift Brunni | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilift Rigi-Kaltbad Gratalp | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skifahren Rigi Staffel | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Brunni-Haggenegg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilift Mugi | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Rigi-Seebodenalp | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Sattel-Hochstuckli | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Schilt | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Flumserberg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Rothenthurm | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Euthal | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Malbun | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Kerenzerberg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Brandnertal – Brand/Bürserberg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Wägital | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Nollen – Unterägeri | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Friherrenberg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Sattelegg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Raten | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilift Schnabelsberg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilift Bennau | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilift Malbun | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Arvenbüel | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Amden | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Tschardund – Nenzing | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Wildhaus | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Frastanz-Gurtis | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Wolzenalp | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Tanzboden | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilift Bildhaus | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Gröllerkopf-Übersaxen | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Laterns-Gapfohl | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Zwergberg Furx | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Furx | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Atzmännig | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilift Oberholz-Farner | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Hemberg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Ebenalp-Horn | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Brülisau Leugangen | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Urnäsch Osteregg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Gonten | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Sollegg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilift Fischenthal | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilift Ghöch | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilift Bäretswil | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Skilift Steg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Heumöserlift | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Schwellbrunn | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Degersheim | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Oberegg-St. Anton | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Bischofsberg | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Grub-Kaien | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
Airports Near Obersaxen
20 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Zürich Airport | ZRH | Large Airport |
| Dübendorf Air Base | — | Medium Airport |
| Lugano Airport | LUG | Medium Airport |
| Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport | ACH | Medium Airport |
| Ambri Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Bad Ragaz Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Buochs Airport | BXO | Small Airport |
| Caiolo Sondrio Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Clariden-Hüfifirn Mountain Landing Site | — | Small Airport |
| Hausen am Albis Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Hohenems-Dornbirn Airfield | HOH | Small Airport |
| Limmerenfirn Mountain Landing Site | — | Small Airport |
| Locarno Airport | — | Small Airport |
| Lodrino Air Base | — | Small Airport |
| Mollis Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Samolaco Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Schänis Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Speck-Fehraltorf Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Vorabgletscher Mountain Landing Site | — | Small Airport |
| Wangen-Lachen Airfield | — | Small Airport |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Obersaxen
17 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Baselgia c. S. Flurin | |
| Baselgia catolica S. Giusep | |
| Baselgia Son Martin | |
| Chaplutta Nossadunna | |
| Chaplutta S. Victor | |
| Chaplutta Sogn Roc | |
| Heiligennische | |
| Heiligennische | |
| Kapelle Sogn Valentin | |
| Kapelle St. Georg | |
| Katholische Kirche | |
| Lumnezia church of San Lorenzo | |
| Nossa Dunna | |
| Sankt Valentin | |
| Sogn Antoni | |
| Sogn Bistgaun | |
| St. Peter und Paul |
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What is the population of Obersaxen?
Obersaxen has a population of 757 residents and is located in Switzerland. The population density is 32 people per square mile, spread across 23.9 square miles.
What is the weather like in Obersaxen?
Obersaxen has a cool climate with an average annual temperature of 26°F (-3°C). Winter temperatures average 9°F in January, while summers reach an average of 42°F in July. The area receives 245 sunny days per year. Annual rainfall totals 90.0 inches, with 376.0 inches of snow.