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Municipality

Gränichen

Located in Bezirk Aarau, Canton of Aargau Coordinates: 47°21′06″ N 8°06′24″ E

Map showing the location of Gränichen Gränichen
Location in Switzerland
Population
7,994
8K
Elevation
423 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Gränichen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport35 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg52 km

About Gränichen

Gränichen is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Aarau, Canton of Aargau. Population: 7,994. Elevation: 423 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Egg and Suhre.

Climate of Gränichen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
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 Gränichen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°14°19°22°24°24°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)10099859310712511610990102111114

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

How to get to Gränichen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 35 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 34 km to the east.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 35 kmeast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 52 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 67 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 34 kmeast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 46 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 50 kmeast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 67 kmsouthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 74 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gränichen

Within 100 km: 493 historic and cultural sites, 4,294 natural sites, 799 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km122 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 10 kmSE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 20 kmS
  • Gamma-Inseli Island 20 kmS
  • Lake Sempach Lake 23 kmS

25–60 km1,171 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 26 kmE
  • Ufenau Island 53 kmE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 54 kmE
  • Schönenwerd Island 49 kmE

60–100 km4,293 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 66 kmSW
  • Mainau Island 91 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 88 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 74 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gränichen

3 places
  1. 1 Gränichen 6.6K

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

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