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Municipality

Zug

Located in Canton of Zug, Canton of Zug Coordinates: 47°09′00″ N 8°31′24″ E

Map showing the location of Zug Zug
Location in Switzerland
Population
30,618
30.6K
Elevation
611 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
21
listed under Zug
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport34 km
BRN Bern Airport82 km

About Zug

Zug is a municipality. Location: Canton of Zug, Canton of Zug. Population: 30,618. Elevation: 611 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Fasanerie Zug and Lorzentobel.

Climate of Zug

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (172 mm)
Driest month
January (87 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 Zug
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°9°12°17°20°23°22°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)879897112129170172165120109116104

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

How to get to Zug

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 34 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 24 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 34 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 82 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 87 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 24 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 42 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 85 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 85 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 107 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Zug

Within 100 km: 448 historic and cultural sites, 5,705 natural sites, 1,006 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km318 places

  • Ufenau Island 21 kmE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 22 kmE
  • Schönenwerd Island 16 kmE
  • Insel Schwanau Island 14 kmSE

25–60 km2,418 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 29 kmN
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 57 kmSW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 29 kmNW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 29 kmS

60–100 km4,423 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 85 kmW
  • Mainau Island 80 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 76 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 66 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Zug

21 places
  1. 1 Zug 30.5K

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

Cities & villages10

Mountains & nature7

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

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