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Village

Benzenschwil

Located in Merenschwand, Muri District Coordinates: 47°14′53″ N 8°21′54″ E

Map showing the location of Benzenschwil Benzenschwil
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
457 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport27 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg75 km

About Benzenschwil

Benzenschwil is a village. Location: Merenschwand, Muri District. Elevation: 457 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Muri Abbey and Rütiweiher.

Climate of Benzenschwil

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 1° · 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 Benzenschwil
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°10°14°19°21°24°23°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)7787789111013713112895949991

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

How to get to Benzenschwil

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 27 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 19 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 27 kmnortheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 75 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 76 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 19 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 39 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 77 kmsouthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 92 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Benzenschwil

Within 100 km: 470 historic and cultural sites, 5,032 natural sites, 932 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km179 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 19 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 13 kmNW
  • Saffa Insel Island 17 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 24 kmS

25–60 km1,916 places

  • Ufenau Island 32 kmE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 33 kmE
  • Schönenwerd Island 27 kmE
  • Insel Schwanau Island 30 kmSE

60–100 km4,339 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 77 kmSW
  • Mainau Island 81 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 77 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 65 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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