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Municipality

Buchs

Located in Bezirk Aarau, Canton of Aargau Coordinates: 47°23′30″ N 8°04′50″ E

Map showing the location of Buchs Buchs
Location in Switzerland
Population
7,971
8K
Elevation
383 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Buchs
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport36 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg48 km

About Buchs

Buchs is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Aarau, Canton of Aargau. Population: 7,971. Elevation: 383 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Suhre and Hombergegg.

Climate of Buchs

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (125 mm)
Driest month
March (85 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 Buchs
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°14°19°22°25°24°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)10099859310712511610990102111114

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

How to get to Buchs

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 36 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 36 km to the east.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 36 kmeast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 48 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 69 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 36 kmeast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 42 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 50 kmeast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 69 kmsouthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 69 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Buchs

Within 100 km: 514 historic and cultural sites, 4,013 natural sites, 772 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km128 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 14 kmSE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 25 kmS
  • Mauensee Lake 24 kmS
  • Lake Hallwil Lake 16 kmSE

25–60 km1,070 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 27 kmE
  • Ufenau Island 56 kmE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 57 kmE
  • Schönenwerd Island 52 kmSE

60–100 km4,101 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 68 kmSW
  • Mainau Island 91 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 88 kmE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Buchs

1 place
  1. 1 Buchs 6.6K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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