Bezirk Affoltern
Located in Canton of Zurich, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°16′23″ N 8°28′28″ E
- Population
- 49,446
- 49.4K
- Elevation
- 664 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 14
- listed under Bezirk Affoltern
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport21 km
- BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg81 km
About Bezirk Affoltern
Bezirk Affoltern is a district. Location: Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Population: 49,446. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Albis and Albishorn.
Photos of Bezirk Affoltern
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Aeugsterberg Paebi · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Bezirk Affoltern
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 99 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- June (137 mm)
- Driest month
- January (77 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -3° | 0° | 2° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 77 | 87 | 78 | 91 | 110 | 137 | 131 | 128 | 95 | 94 | 99 | 91 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Bezirk Affoltern
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 21 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 12 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 21 kmnorth
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 81 kmnorthwest
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 84 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 12 kmnortheast
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 32 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 75 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 86 kmsouthwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 93 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bezirk Affoltern
Within 100 km: 501 historic and cultural sites, 5,074 natural sites, 945 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km187 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 15 kmN
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 20 kmW
- Ufenau Island 24 kmE
- Insel Lützelau Island 25 kmE
25–60 km1,936 places
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 57 kmNE
- Insel Schwanau Island 28 kmS
- Seedamm Island 26 kmE
- Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 28 kmS
60–100 km4,397 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 86 kmSW
- Mainau Island 73 kmNE
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 69 kmNE
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 83 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Bezirk Affoltern
14 places- 1 Affoltern am Albis 12.3K
- 2 Obfelden 5.7K
- 3 Bonstetten 5.6K
- 4 Wettswil am Albis 5.2K
- 5 Mettmenstetten 5.2K
- 6 Hedingen 3.8K
- 7 Stallikon 3.8K
- 8 Hausen am Albis 3.8K
- 9 Ottenbach 2.6K
- 10 Knonau 2.4K
- 11 Aeugst am Albis 2K
- 12 Kappel am Albis 1.2K
- 13 Rifferswil 1.1K
- 14 Maschwanden 645
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Bezirk Affoltern
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Albis Mountain, Langnau am Albis4 km E
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Albishorn Mountain, Horgen5.9 km SE
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Wildnispark Zürich Langenberg Attraction, Langnau am Albis4.8 km NE
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Museum Rietberg Museum, Zurich10 km NE -
Muri Abbey Attraction, Muri10 km W -
Gattikerweiher Lake, Thalwil6.1 km E
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