Village

Sälen

Located in Hedingen, Bezirk Affoltern Coordinates: 47°17′54″ N 8°26′14″ E

Location in Switzerland

Population: 6; 6
Elevation: 489 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: ZRH Zürich Airport20 km; BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg77 km

About Sälen

Sälen is a village. Location: Hedingen, Bezirk Affoltern. Population: 6. Elevation: 489 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Aeugsterberg and Fischbachweiher.

Photos of Sälen

Aeugsterberg Paebi · CC BY-SA 3.0
Muri Abbey Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Sälen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 99 mm

Hottest month: July (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -3°)
Wettest month: June (137 mm)
Driest month: January (77 mm)

3° -3°

5° -2°

10° 1°

14° 4°

19° 8°

21° 11°

24° 13°

23° 13°

19° 10°

14° 6°

8° 1°

4° -1°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

110

Jun

137

Jul

131

Aug

128

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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 Sälen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	5°	10°	14°	19°	21°	24°	23°	19°	14°	8°	4°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-2°	1°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	6°	1°	-1°
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 Sälen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 20 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 11 km to the northeast.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 20 kmnortheast
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 77 kmnorthwest
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 83 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 11 kmnortheast
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 32 kmnortheast
Basel Population: 177.6K 71 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 85 kmsouthwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 89 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Sälen

Within 100 km: 510 historic and cultural sites, 4,881 natural sites, 935 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km154 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 12 kmN
Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 17 kmW
Schönenwerd Island 24 kmSE
Saffa Insel Island 9 kmNE

25–60 km1,808 places

Strandbad Steckborn Beach 57 kmNE
Ufenau Island 27 kmE
Insel Lützelau Island 28 kmE
Insel Schwanau Island 32 kmS

60–100 km4,364 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 85 kmSW
Mainau Island 73 kmNE
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 69 kmNE
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 84 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Aeugsterberg Mountain, Aeugst am Albis
4.7 km SE
Fischbachweiher Lake, Wettswil am Albis
4.1 km NE
Fridgrabenweiher Lake, Wettswil am Albis
4.3 km NE
Muri Abbey Attraction, Muri
7.9 km W
Museum Rietberg Museum, Zurich
9.7 km NE
Letzigrund Stadium Landmark, Zurich
11 km NE