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River

Limmat

Located in Canton of Aargau, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°29′38″ N 8°14′42″ E

Map showing the location of Limmat Limmat
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
333 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Turgi
0.7 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport23 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg56 km

About Limmat

Limmat is a river. Location: Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Reuss and Baldegg.

Climate of Limmat

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 (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 Limmat
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°11°14°20°22°25°24°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°4°9°12°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)909277871001221131078595102102

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

How to get to Limmat

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 23 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 27 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 23 kmeast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 56 kmwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 86 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 27 kmsoutheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 36 kmeast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 51 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 75 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Limmat

Within 100 km: 543 historic and cultural sites, 3,804 natural sites, 768 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km141 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 17 kmSE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 21 kmS
  • Katzensee Lake 20 kmE
  • Lake Hallwil Lake 23 kmS

25–60 km1,087 places

  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 58 kmE
  • Ufenau Island 51 kmSE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 51 kmSE
  • Schönenwerd Island 48 kmSE

60–100 km3,887 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 85 kmSW
  • Mainau Island 75 kmE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 73 kmE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 96 kmS

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