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Village

Egg

Located in Einsiedeln, Einsiedeln District Coordinates: 47°09′47″ N 8°47′05″ E

Egg
Paebi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
857 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport37 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport69 km

About Egg

Egg is a village. Location: Einsiedeln, Einsiedeln District. Elevation: 857 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Etzel and Wannengütsch.

At a glance

Official website
einsiedeln.ch

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Egg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 126 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (189 mm)
Driest month
January (95 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 Egg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°10°16°18°21°21°17°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)95101105129142183189179137120126113

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Egg

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 37 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 29 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 37 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 69 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 79 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 29 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 38 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 102 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 104 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 116 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Egg

Within 100 km: 480 historic and cultural sites, 5,982 natural sites, 1,104 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km486 places

  • Ufenau Island 6 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 6 kmN
  • Schönenwerd Island 7 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 20 kmSW

25–60 km2,312 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 38 kmNW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 57 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 46 kmW
  • Saffa Insel Island 28 kmNW

60–100 km4,768 places

  • Mainau Island 68 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 63 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 91 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 91 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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