Rifferswil
Located in Bezirk Affoltern, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°14′42″ N 8°29′56″ E
- Population
- 1,129
- 1.1K
- Elevation
- 608 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 12
- listed under Rifferswil
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport24 km
- BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg84 km
About Rifferswil
Rifferswil is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Affoltern, Canton of Zurich. Population: 1,129. Elevation: 608 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Aeugsterberg and Albishorn.
Photos of Rifferswil
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Aeugsterberg Paebi · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Rifferswil
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 99 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- 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) | 3° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -2° |
| 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 Rifferswil
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 24 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 14 km to the north.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 24 kmnorth
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 84 kmnorthwest
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 84 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 14 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 34 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 78 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 86 kmwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 97 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rifferswil
Within 100 km: 497 historic and cultural sites, 5,216 natural sites, 955 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km221 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 19 kmN
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 22 kmW
- Ufenau Island 21 kmE
- Insel Lützelau Island 22 kmE
25–60 km2,094 places
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 58 kmNE
- Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 26 kmSW
- Neptun-Inseln Island 40 kmS
- Mauesee-Insel Island 33 kmW
60–100 km4,353 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 87 kmW
- Mainau Island 73 kmNE
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 69 kmNE
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 82 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Rifferswil
12 places- 1 Rifferswil 604
- 2 Rifferswil / Ober-Rifferswil 365
- 3 Rifferswil / Unter-Rifferswil 170
- 4 Rifferswil / Mattler 69
- 5 Schonau 18
- 6 Zeisenberg 14
- 7 Allmend 10
- 8 Homberg 9
- 9 Lerchenhof 8
- 10 Ausserfeld 5
- 11 Gerensteg 5
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Mountains & nature1
- Park Seleger Moor · Natural site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Aeugsterberg Mountain, Aeugst am Albis3.3 km N
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Albishorn Mountain, Horgen3.5 km E
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Türlersee Lake, Aeugst am Albis2.7 km N
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Bürglen Mountain, Hausen am Albis3.2 km NE
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Albis Mountain, Langnau am Albis3.3 km NE
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Wildnispark Zürich Langenberg Attraction, Langnau am Albis6 km NE
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Waldweiher Lake, Thalwil5.8 km NE
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Gattikerweiher Lake, Thalwil6 km NE
Sources & licences
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