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Municipality

Merenschwand

Located in Muri District, Canton of Aargau Coordinates: 47°15′46″ N 8°23′02″ E

Map showing the location of Merenschwand Merenschwand
Location in Switzerland
Population
3,667
3.7K
Elevation
381 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
5
listed under Merenschwand
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport25 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg75 km

About Merenschwand

Merenschwand is a municipality. Location: Muri District, Canton of Aargau. Population: 3,667. Elevation: 381 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Muri Abbey and Aeugsterberg.

Climate of Merenschwand

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 99 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (137 mm)
Driest month
January (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 Merenschwand
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°11°14°19°22°24°24°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°4°9°12°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)7787789111013713112895949991

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

How to get to Merenschwand

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 25 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 17 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 25 kmnortheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 75 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 78 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 17 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 37 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 79 kmsouthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 91 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Merenschwand

Within 100 km: 484 historic and cultural sites, 4,956 natural sites, 944 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km187 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 17 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 13 kmW
  • Saffa Insel Island 15 kmNE
  • Lorzeninsel Island 13 kmSE

25–60 km1,880 places

  • Ufenau Island 30 kmE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 31 kmE
  • Schönenwerd Island 26 kmE
  • Insel Schwanau Island 30 kmSE

60–100 km4,317 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 79 kmSW
  • Mainau Island 79 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 75 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 62 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Merenschwand

5 places
  1. 1 Merenschwand 2.5K

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

Cities & villages2

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Nearby attractions & nature

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