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Municipality

Opfikon

Located in Bülach District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°25′49″ N 8°34′19″ E

Map showing the location of Opfikon Opfikon
Location in Switzerland
Population
21,014
21K
Elevation
423 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
19
listed under Opfikon
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport4 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport75 km

About Opfikon

Opfikon is a municipality. Location: Bülach District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 21,014. Elevation: 423 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Kamin Heizwerk Aubrugg and Zürichberg.

Climate of Opfikon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (127 mm)
Driest month
January (65 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 Opfikon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°14°19°22°24°24°20°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)6576668110012711911485828780

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

How to get to Opfikon

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 4 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 7 km to the south.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 4 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 75 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 76 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 7 kmsouth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 14 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 77 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 83 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 100 kmwest

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

Day trips from Opfikon

Within 100 km: 578 historic and cultural sites, 4,497 natural sites, 910 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km141 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 10 kmW
  • Saffa Insel Island 9 kmS
  • Lake Zurich Lake 24 kmSE
  • Pfäffikersee Lake 18 kmSE

25–60 km1,442 places

  • Mainau Island 56 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 53 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 39 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 30 kmSW

60–100 km4,402 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 92 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 85 kmSW
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 91 kmSW
  • Sarnersee Lake 68 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Opfikon

19 places
  1. 1 Opfikon 21.6K
  2. 2 Glattbrugg 2.6K
  3. 3 Glattbrugg / Rohr/Platten-Balsberg 1.8K
  4. 4 Glattbrugg / Wydacker/Bettacker/Lättenwiesen 1.6K
  5. 5 Grossacker/Opfikon 1.1K
  6. 6 Glattbrugg / Zentrum Müllacker 867
  7. 7 Rietgrabenhang 761
  8. 8 Au 426
  9. 9 Glattbrugg / Frohdörfli 416
  10. 10 Brünnli/Hardacker 370
  11. 11 Glattbrugg / Hohenstieglen 312
  12. 12 Oberhausen-Böschenwiesen 170
  13. 13 Oberhauserriet 77
  14. 14 Glattbrugg / Sägereistrasse-Cher 68
  15. 15 Hohenbühl/Bubenholz 66
  16. 16 Talacker 18
  17. 17 Glattbrugg / Flughofstrasse 11
  18. 18 Leutschenbach 5

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

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