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Municipality

Volken

Located in Andelfingen District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°34′35″ N 8°37′48″ E

Map showing the location of Volken Volken
Location in Switzerland
Population
380
380
Elevation
406 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Volken
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport15 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen67 km

About Volken

Volken is a municipality. Location: Andelfingen District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 380. Elevation: 406 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Schloss Berg am Irchel and Thur.

Climate of Volken

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 Volken
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 Volken

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 15 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 11 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 15 kmsouthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 67 kmeast
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 71 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 11 kmsoutheast
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 24 kmsouth
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 75 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 80 kmwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 100 kmwest

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

Day trips from Volken

Within 100 km: 607 historic and cultural sites, 4,036 natural sites, 876 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km176 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 24 kmSW
  • Insel Werd Island 20 kmNE
  • Katzensee Lake 19 kmSW
  • Hasensee Lake 15 kmE

25–60 km1,120 places

  • Mainau Island 45 kmE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 42 kmE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 27 kmE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 43 kmSW

60–100 km4,223 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 61 kmS
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 64 kmS
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 76 kmS
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 62 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Volken

2 places
  1. 1 Volken 250

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

Cities & villages1

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