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Basel Zoo

Located in Basel, Basel-Stadt Coordinates: 47°32′49″ N 7°34′42″ E

Basel Zoo
TeamBurton 17:20, 5. Juni 2009 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Binningen
1.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Elevation
268 m
above sea level
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg7 km
BRN Bern Airport71 km

About Basel Zoo

Basel Zoo is a tourist attraction. Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt.

From Wikipedia

Zoo Basel is a zoological garden in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Its official name is Zoologischer Garten Basel — or in English: Basel Zoological Garden. Basel residents affectionately call it Zolli. Its main entrance is just outside Basel's city centre and extends in the Birsig stream valley to Basel's city border with Binningen, Basel-Country. The zoo has over 500 animal species from all seven continents. Zoo Basel is Switzerland's oldest (1874) and largest zoo by number of animals.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1874
Heritage designation
class A Swiss cultural property of national significance
Area
11 ha
Visitors per year
2,012,511 (2015)
Official website
zoobasel.ch

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Basel Zoo

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (86 mm)
Driest month
March (49 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 Basel Zoo
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°11°15°19°23°25°25°21°15°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°9°12°14°14°10°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)525349638486827567646565

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

How to get to Basel Zoo

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 7 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Basel, 1 km to the north.

Airports

  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 7 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 71 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 74 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Basel Population: 177.6K 1 kmnorth
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 30 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 54 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 67 kmsouth
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 76 kmeast

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

Day trips from Basel Zoo

Within 100 km: 470 historic and cultural sites, 1,932 natural sites, 561 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km149 places

  • Basler Weiher Lake 15 kmSE
  • Rheinhafen Kleinhüningen Lake 5 kmN
  • Neuer Teich Lake 5 kmNE
  • Oelisee Lake 7 kmSE

25–60 km755 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 55 kmSE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 56 kmSE
  • Gamma-Inseli Island 59 kmSE
  • Mauensee Lake 56 kmSE

60–100 km2,059 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 65 kmS
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 67 kmE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 98 kmS
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 98 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Binningen Municipality, District of Arlesheim
    1.4 km SW
  • Binningen Town, Binningen
    1 km SW
  • Basel City, Basel
    1.3 km N
  • Breite Neighbourhood, Basel
    2.9 km E

Sources & licences

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