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Kappel am Albis

Located in Bezirk Affoltern, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°13′31″ N 8°30′40″ E

Map showing the location of Kappel am Albis Kappel am Albis
Location in Switzerland
Population
1,221
1.2K
Elevation
572 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
15
listed under Kappel am Albis
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport26 km
BRN Bern Airport84 km

About Kappel am Albis

Kappel am Albis is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Affoltern, Canton of Zurich. Population: 1,221. Elevation: 572 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Park Seleger Moor and Albishorn.

Climate of Kappel am Albis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 99 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (146 mm)
Driest month
January (72 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 Kappel am Albis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°18°20°23°22°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°3°8°11°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)72857894113146143138101929989

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

How to get to Kappel am Albis

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 26 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 16 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 26 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 84 kmsouthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 84 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 16 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 35 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 80 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 86 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 99 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Kappel am Albis

Within 100 km: 491 historic and cultural sites, 5,314 natural sites, 976 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km243 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 21 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 24 kmW
  • Ufenau Island 20 kmE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 21 kmE

25–60 km2,192 places

  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 59 kmNE
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 38 kmS
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 34 kmW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 37 kmS

60–100 km4,346 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 87 kmW
  • Mainau Island 74 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 70 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 81 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kappel am Albis

15 places
  1. 1 Uerzlikon 262
  2. 2 Kappel 211
  3. 3 Hauptikon 157
  4. 4 Feld 51
  5. 5 Näfenhäuser 48
  6. 6 Leematt 16
  7. 7 Allenwinden 15
  8. 8 Weid (bei Uerzlikon) 14
  9. 9 Schürweid 9
  10. 10 Waldhof 9
  11. 11 Weid (bei Hauptikon) 9
  12. 12 Herti 8
  13. 13 Bäumler 7
  14. 14 Wolfsacker 5
  15. 15 Kappelerhöhe 2

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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