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Municipality

Rheinau

Located in Andelfingen District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°38′00″ N 8°36′00″ E

Map showing the location of Rheinau Rheinau
Location in Switzerland
Population
1,316
1.3K
Elevation
380 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
9
listed under Rheinau
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport20 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen69 km

About Rheinau

Rheinau is a municipality. Location: Andelfingen District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 1,316. Elevation: 380 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Volkenbach and Schwaben.

Climate of Rheinau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · 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 Rheinau
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°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)67735972851091009571788281

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

How to get to Rheinau

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 20 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 17 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 20 kmsouth
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 69 kmeast
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 74 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 17 kmsoutheast
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 30 kmsouth
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 78 kmwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 96 kmwest

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

Day trips from Rheinau

Within 100 km: 597 historic and cultural sites, 3,791 natural sites, 849 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km179 places

  • Insel Werd Island 20 kmE
  • Katzensee Lake 24 kmS
  • Hasensee Lake 17 kmE
  • Mettmenhaslisee Lake 19 kmSW

25–60 km1,067 places

  • Mainau Island 46 kmE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 28 kmSW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 44 kmE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 28 kmE

60–100 km3,991 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 67 kmS
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 69 kmS
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 82 kmS
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 65 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Rheinau

9 places
  1. 1 Neu-Rheinau 562
  2. 2 Oberdorf 477
  3. 3 Unterdorf 439
  4. 4 Alt-Rheinau 46

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

Cities & villages3

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Volkenbach River, Baden-Wurttemberg
    1 km NW
  • Schwaben Natural site, Baden-Wurttemberg
    2.1 km NE
  • Schneckenberg Mountain, Lottstetten
    2.9 km SW
  • Hardt Natural site, Baden-Wurttemberg
    2.4 km S
  • Hauen Natural site, Baden-Wurttemberg
    4 km W
  • Thur River, Switzerland
    4.4 km S
  • Rhine Falls Natural site, Switzerland
    5.1 km N
  • Munot Historic site, Schaffhausen
    7.7 km NE

Sources & licences

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