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Municipality

Gontenschwil

Located in Bezirk Kulm, Canton of Aargau Coordinates: 47°16′17″ N 8°08′42″ E

Map showing the location of Gontenschwil Gontenschwil
Location in Switzerland
Population
2,169
2.2K
Elevation
533 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Gontenschwil
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport37 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg60 km

About Gontenschwil

Gontenschwil is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Kulm, Canton of Aargau. Population: 2,169. Elevation: 533 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Homberg and Buttenberg.

Climate of Gontenschwil

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (138 mm)
Driest month
March (89 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 Gontenschwil
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°3°7°11°13°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)97101899811413812912496103113111

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

How to get to Gontenschwil

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 37 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 32 km to the east.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 37 kmnortheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 60 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 63 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 32 kmeast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 51 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 54 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 64 kmsouthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 81 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gontenschwil

Within 100 km: 443 historic and cultural sites, 4,730 natural sites, 867 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km108 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 7 kmNE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 13 kmSW
  • Gamma-Inseli Island 12 kmS
  • Lake Sempach Lake 14 kmS

25–60 km1,507 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 27 kmNE
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 58 kmS
  • Ufenau Island 48 kmE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 49 kmE

60–100 km4,425 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 64 kmSW
  • Mainau Island 93 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 89 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 76 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gontenschwil

3 places
  1. 1 Gontenschwil 2.1K

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

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