Village

Egg

Located in Gommiswald, Wahlkreis See-Gaster Coordinates: 47°15′20″ N 8°59′53″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 721 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: ZRH Zürich Airport41 km; ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport50 km

About Egg

Egg is a village. Location: Gommiswald, Wahlkreis See-Gaster. Elevation: 721 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Höhegg and Köbelberg.

Photos of Egg

Schnebelhorn Pluessline386 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Egg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -4°)
Wettest month: July (161 mm)
Driest month: January (73 mm)

2° -4°

4° -3°

8° 0°

12° 3°

17° 7°

20° 10°

22° 12°

18° 9°

13° 5°

6° 0°

3° -2°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

117

Jun

155

Jul

161

Aug

151

Sep

111

Oct

Nov

103

Dec

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	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	4°	8°	12°	17°	20°	22°	22°	18°	13°	6°	3°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-3°	0°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	5°	0°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	73	85	82	99	117	155	161	151	111	94	103	92

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

How to get to Egg

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 41 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 35 km to the northwest.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 41 kmnorthwest
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 50 kmnortheast
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 60 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Winterthur Population: 111.8K 35 kmnorthwest
Zurich Population: 415.4K 36 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 113 kmwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 119 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 123 kmwest

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

Day trips from Egg

Within 100 km: 476 historic and cultural sites, 6,044 natural sites, 1,168 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km346 places

Ufenau Island 17 kmW
Insel Lützelau Island 16 kmW
Schönenwerd Island 22 kmW
Seedamm Island 15 kmW

25–60 km2,126 places

Mainau Island 52 kmN
Fahr Abbey Attraction 46 kmW
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 47 kmN
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 45 kmN

60–100 km5,216 places

Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 99 kmSW
Strandbad Brienz Beach 92 kmSW
Lago Nero Lake 96 kmS
Schnäggeninseli Island 98 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Höhegg Mountain, Gommiswald
1.4 km E
Köbelberg Mountain, Eschenbach (SG)
1.4 km N
Stüssel Mountain, Eschenbach (SG)
2.1 km N
Tönnerenegg Mountain, Eschenbach (SG)
2.5 km NE
Schwammegg Mountain, Eschenbach (SG)
3.1 km NE
Schlossbüel Mountain, Eschenbach (SG)
3.3 km NW

Egg

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026