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Municipality

Dachsen

Located in Andelfingen District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°39′38″ N 8°37′29″ E

Map showing the location of Dachsen Dachsen
Location in Switzerland
Population
1,916
1.9K
Elevation
400 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
10
listed under Dachsen
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport23 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen67 km

About Dachsen

Dachsen is a municipality. Location: Andelfingen District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 1,916. Elevation: 400 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Schwaben and Chatzenweier.

Climate of Dachsen

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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 -2°)
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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Climate of Dachsen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°14°19°22°24°24°20°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)67735972851091009571788281

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

How to get to Dachsen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 23 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 19 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 23 kmsouth
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 67 kmeast
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 73 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 19 kmsoutheast
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 33 kmsouth
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 80 kmwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 98 kmwest

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

Day trips from Dachsen

Within 100 km: 608 historic and cultural sites, 3,707 natural sites, 865 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km185 places

  • Insel Werd Island 18 kmE
  • Hasensee Lake 16 kmE
  • Mettmenhaslisee Lake 23 kmSW
  • Chernensee Lake 18 kmSW

25–60 km1,059 places

  • Mainau Island 43 kmE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 31 kmSW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 42 kmE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 26 kmE

60–100 km3,936 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 70 kmS
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 73 kmS
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 85 kmS
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 69 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Dachsen

10 places
  1. 1 Dachsen 1.5K
  2. 2 Dachsen / Hindergarten 277
  3. 3 Dachsen / Dorfkern Ost 247
  4. 4 Dachsen / Sunnenberg 232
  5. 5 Dachsen / Dorfkern West 231
  6. 6 Dachsen / Lauferfeld 181
  7. 7 Dachsen / Steinboden 146
  8. 8 Dachsen / Steig 142
  9. 9 Mettli 20
  10. 10 Dachsen / Buechbrunnen 14

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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