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Municipality

Embrach

Located in Bülach District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°30′31″ N 8°35′51″ E

Map showing the location of Embrach Embrach
Location in Switzerland
Population
9,421
9.4K
Elevation
426 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
25
listed under Embrach
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport7 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen71 km

About Embrach

Embrach is a municipality. Location: Bülach District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 9,421. Elevation: 426 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Irchel and Gerlisberg.

Climate of Embrach

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (109 mm)
Driest month
March (59 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 Embrach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°14°19°22°24°24°20°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)67735972851091009571788281

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

How to get to Embrach

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 7 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 10 km to the east.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 7 kmsouthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 71 kmeast
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 73 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 10 kmeast
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 16 kmsouth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 77 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 78 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 99 kmwest

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

Day trips from Embrach

Within 100 km: 595 historic and cultural sites, 4,185 natural sites, 871 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km156 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 16 kmSW
  • Saffa Insel Island 18 kmS
  • Pfäffikersee Lake 22 kmSE
  • Katzensee Lake 12 kmSW

25–60 km1,181 places

  • Mainau Island 50 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 47 kmE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 33 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 37 kmSW

60–100 km4,314 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 94 kmSW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 68 kmS
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 68 kmS
  • Walensee Lake 62 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Embrach

25 places
  1. 1 Embrach 7.1K
  2. 2 Embrach / Embrach (Dorfkern) 3K
  3. 3 Embrach / Kellersacker 1.5K
  4. 4 Embrach / Bächli 734
  5. 5 Embrach / Ebnet 553
  6. 6 Embrach / Wildbach 543
  7. 7 Embrach / Klinik Hard 461
  8. 8 Embrach / Stationsquartier 274
  9. 9 Haller 222
  10. 10 Chüng 104
  11. 11 Embrach / Hard Nord 60
  12. 12 Illingen 46
  13. 13 Gstein 29
  14. 14 Baltsberg 17
  15. 15 Chimenhof 14
  16. 16 Obermühle 14
  17. 17 Embrach / Hard Süd 13
  18. 18 Embrach / Studerwies 13
  19. 19 Betzental 10
  20. 20 Ziegelhütte 10
  21. 21 Berghof 9
  22. 22 Embrach / Embraport 8
  23. 23 Guldenberg 8
  24. 24 Talegg 6

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

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