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Municipality

Rafz

Located in Bülach District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°36′47″ N 8°32′37″ E

Map showing the location of Rafz Rafz
Location in Switzerland
Population
4,661
4.7K
Elevation
433 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
11
listed under Rafz
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport17 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen73 km

About Rafz

Rafz is a municipality. Location: Bülach District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 4,661. Elevation: 433 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Schneckenberg and Hauen.

Climate of Rafz

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 -3°)
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 Rafz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°14°19°22°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)67735972851091009571788281

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

How to get to Rafz

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 17 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 18 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 17 kmsouth
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 73 kmeast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 77 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 18 kmsoutheast
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 27 kmsouth
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 67 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 73 kmwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 93 kmwest

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

Day trips from Rafz

Within 100 km: 587 historic and cultural sites, 3,748 natural sites, 813 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km169 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 24 kmS
  • Insel Werd Island 25 kmE
  • Katzensee Lake 21 kmS
  • Hasensee Lake 21 kmE

25–60 km1,070 places

  • Mainau Island 50 kmE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 48 kmE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 33 kmE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 42 kmSW

60–100 km3,909 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 65 kmS
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 66 kmS
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 80 kmS
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 61 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Rafz

11 places
  1. 1 Rafz 3.2K
  2. 2 Sonnenberg 20
  3. 3 Solgen 10
  4. 4 Feldhof 8
  5. 5 Langenriet 5
  6. 6 Forenhof 3

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

Cities & villages5

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