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Embrach

Located in Embrach, Bülach District Coordinates: 47°30′20″ N 8°35′39″ E

Map showing the location of Embrach Embrach
Location in Switzerland
Population
7,088
7.1K
Elevation
425 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport6 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen71 km

About Embrach

Embrach is a town. Location: Embrach, Bülach District. Population: 7,088. Elevation: 425 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (6 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), 6 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 10 km to the east.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 6 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: 594 historic and cultural sites, 4,196 natural sites, 874 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km155 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 16 kmSW
  • Saffa Insel Island 18 kmS
  • Pfäffikersee Lake 22 kmSE
  • Katzensee Lake 11 kmSW

25–60 km1,182 places

  • Mainau Island 50 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 47 kmE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 33 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 36 kmSW

60–100 km4,327 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 100 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 94 kmSW
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 100 kmSW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 68 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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