Knonau
Located in Bezirk Affoltern, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°13′28″ N 8°27′45″ E
- Population
- 2,378
- 2.4K
- Elevation
- 430 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 12
- listed under Knonau
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport27 km
- BRN Bern Airport81 km
About Knonau
Knonau is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Affoltern, Canton of Zurich. Population: 2,378. Elevation: 430 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Kloster Frauenthal and Aeugsterberg.
Photos of Knonau
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Aeugsterberg Paebi · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Knonau
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 99 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 77 | 87 | 78 | 91 | 110 | 137 | 131 | 128 | 95 | 94 | 99 | 91 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Knonau
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 27 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 17 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 27 kmnorth
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 81 kmsouthwest
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 82 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 17 kmnortheast
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 37 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 77 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 83 kmwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 97 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Knonau
Within 100 km: 481 historic and cultural sites, 5,246 natural sites, 962 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km228 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 20 kmN
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 21 kmNW
- Ufenau Island 24 kmE
- Schönenwerd Island 19 kmE
25–60 km2,120 places
- Insel Lützelau Island 25 kmE
- Seedamm Island 26 kmE
- Neptun-Inseln Island 38 kmS
- Mauesee-Insel Island 30 kmW
60–100 km4,341 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 83 kmW
- Mainau Island 77 kmNE
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 73 kmNE
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 62 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Knonau
12 places- 1 Knonau 1.1K
- 2 Hinteruttenberg 72
- 3 Vorderuttenberg 53
- 4 Pestalozzi-Stiftung 47
- 5 Baaregg 46
- 6 Boggsmatten 11
- 7 Buchhof 11
- 8 Marchstein 11
- 9 Baareggstrasse 8
- 10 Hirzrain 8
- 11 Hasental 5
- 12 Rossi 2
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kloster Frauenthal Attraction, Cham3.2 km W
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Aeugsterberg Mountain, Aeugst am Albis5.8 km N
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Park Seleger Moor Natural site, Rifferswil4.1 km NE
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Albishorn Mountain, Horgen6.9 km NE
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Türlersee Lake, Aeugst am Albis5.8 km NE
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Bürglen Mountain, Hausen am Albis6.8 km NE
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Lorze River River, Switzerland6 km SE
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Albis Mountain, Langnau am Albis6.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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