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Municipality

Birr

Located in Brugg District, Canton of Aargau Coordinates: 47°25′56″ N 8°12′44″ E

Map showing the location of Birr Birr
Location in Switzerland
Population
4,582
4.6K
Elevation
395 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Birr
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport26 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg55 km

About Birr

Birr is a municipality. Location: Brugg District, Canton of Aargau. Population: 4,582. Elevation: 395 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Büselweier and Bünz.

Climate of Birr

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 102 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (122 mm)
Driest month
March (77 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 Birr
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°14°19°22°25°24°20°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)909277871001221131078595102102

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

How to get to Birr

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 26 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 27 km to the east.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 26 kmeast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 55 kmwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 79 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 27 kmeast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 39 kmeast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 50 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 75 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Birr

Within 100 km: 515 historic and cultural sites, 4,053 natural sites, 770 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km134 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 17 kmE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 14 kmS
  • Katzensee Lake 21 kmE
  • Lake Hallwil Lake 17 kmS

25–60 km1,163 places

  • Ufenau Island 49 kmSE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 50 kmSE
  • Schönenwerd Island 46 kmSE
  • Insel Schwanau Island 53 kmSE

60–100 km4,041 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 78 kmSW
  • Mainau Island 80 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 77 kmE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 62 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Birr

2 places
  1. 1 Birr 3.9K

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

Cities & villages1

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