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Municipality

Maschwanden

Located in Bezirk Affoltern, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°14′05″ N 8°25′45″ E

Map showing the location of Maschwanden Maschwanden
Location in Switzerland
Population
645
645
Elevation
407 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
5
listed under Maschwanden
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport26 km
BRN Bern Airport79 km

About Maschwanden

Maschwanden is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Affoltern, Canton of Zurich. Population: 645. Elevation: 407 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Kloster Frauenthal and Aeugsterberg.

Climate of Maschwanden

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of Maschwanden
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°11°14°19°22°24°24°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°12°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)7787789111013713112895949991

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

How to get to Maschwanden

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 26 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 17 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 26 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 79 kmsouthwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 80 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 17 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 37 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 74 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 81 kmsouthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 95 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Maschwanden

Within 100 km: 481 historic and cultural sites, 5,176 natural sites, 965 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km205 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 19 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 18 kmNW
  • Schönenwerd Island 22 kmE
  • Saffa Insel Island 15 kmNE

25–60 km2,045 places

  • Ufenau Island 27 kmE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 28 kmE
  • Insel Schwanau Island 26 kmSE
  • Seedamm Island 29 kmE

60–100 km4,372 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 81 kmW
  • Mainau Island 78 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 74 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 62 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Maschwanden

5 places
  1. 1 Maschwanden 485
  2. 2 Rain 18
  3. 3 Rüteli 11
  4. 4 Grischhei 9
  5. 5 Weid 7

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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