Benken (ZH)
Located in Andelfingen District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°39′15″ N 8°39′14″ E
- Population
- 845
- 845
- Elevation
- 432 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 8
- listed under Benken (ZH)
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport23 km
- FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen64 km
About Benken (ZH)
Benken (ZH) is a municipality. Location: Andelfingen District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 845. Elevation: 432 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Chatzenweier and Kohlfirst.
Photos of Benken (ZH)
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Munot Roland zh · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Benken (ZH)
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 82 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- June (109 mm)
- Driest month
- March (59 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 67 | 73 | 59 | 72 | 85 | 109 | 100 | 95 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 81 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Benken (ZH)
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 23 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 17 km to the south.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 23 kmsouth
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 64 kmeast
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 71 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 17 kmsouth
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 33 kmsouth
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 71 kmnorthwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 82 kmwest
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 100 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Benken (ZH)
Within 100 km: 610 historic and cultural sites, 3,822 natural sites, 883 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km187 places
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 24 kmE
- Insel Werd Island 16 kmE
- Hasensee Lake 14 kmE
- Mettmenhaslisee Lake 23 kmSW
25–60 km1,058 places
- Mainau Island 41 kmE
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 32 kmSW
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 39 kmE
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 51 kmSW
60–100 km4,070 places
- Insel Schwanau Island 69 kmS
- Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 73 kmS
- Neptun-Inseln Island 85 kmS
- Mauesee-Insel Island 69 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Benken (ZH)
8 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages4
- Guggeeren · Village
- Im Robacker · Village
- Im Winkelacker · Village
- Spisenrain · Village
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Chatzenweier Lake, Rheinau1.8 km SW
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Kohlfirst Mountain, Schlatt (TG)2.6 km NE
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Schwaben Natural site, Baden-Wurttemberg2.7 km W
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Kohlfirst-Turm Landmark, Flurlingen3 km N
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Munot Historic site, Schaffhausen4.9 km N
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Kloster Rheinau Attraction, Rheinau3.7 km W
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Kloster Paradies Attraction, Schlatt (TG)3.7 km NE
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Rhine Falls Natural site, Switzerland4 km NW
Sources & licences
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