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Natural site

Giriz

Located in Bezirk Zurzach, Canton of Aargau Coordinates: 47°35′52″ N 8°13′23″ E

Map showing the location of Giriz Giriz
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
314 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Koblenz
1.8 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport29 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg53 km

About Giriz

Giriz is a natural site. Location: Bezirk Zurzach, Canton of Aargau. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Aar and Machme.

Climate of Giriz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 102 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (110 mm)
Driest month
March (76 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 Giriz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°14°20°23°25°24°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°12°13°13°9°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)9794768293110101917793102108

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

How to get to Giriz

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 29 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 36 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 29 kmsoutheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 53 kmwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 94 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 36 kmsoutheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 39 kmeast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 49 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 52 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 69 kmwest

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

Day trips from Giriz

Within 100 km: 583 historic and cultural sites, 3,264 natural sites, 728 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km165 places

  • Büselweier Lake 17 kmS
  • Mettmenhaslisee Lake 24 kmSE
  • Chernensee Lake 22 kmSE
  • Stadlersee Lake 21 kmSE

25–60 km1,015 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 27 kmSE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 57 kmE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 33 kmS
  • Ufenau Island 60 kmSE

60–100 km3,395 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 92 kmSW
  • Mainau Island 74 kmE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 72 kmE
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 95 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Aar River, Switzerland
    0.9 km N
  • Machme Natural site, Bezirk Zurzach
    1.3 km SE
  • Acheberg Mountain, Klingnau
    3.1 km E
  • Aarberg Natural site, Baden-Wurttemberg
    3.1 km NE
  • Seltenbach River, Baden-Wurttemberg
    2.6 km N
  • Wutach River, Waldshut-Tiengen
    2.7 km NE
  • Liederbach River, Baden-Wurttemberg
    3 km W
  • Mühleberg Natural site, Baden-Wurttemberg
    4 km N

Sources & licences

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