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Municipality

Wasterkingen

Located in Bülach District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°35′46″ N 8°28′19″ E

Map showing the location of Wasterkingen Wasterkingen
Location in Switzerland
Population
563
563
Elevation
462 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Wasterkingen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport16 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg72 km

About Wasterkingen

Wasterkingen is a municipality. Location: Bülach District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 563. Elevation: 462 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Kalter Wangen and Eglisau railway bridge.

Climate of Wasterkingen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (108 mm)
Driest month
March (68 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 Wasterkingen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°13°19°22°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)8586687686108999172859396

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

How to get to Wasterkingen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 16 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 21 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 16 kmsouth
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 72 kmwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 79 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 21 kmsoutheast
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 26 kmsouth
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 68 kmwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 88 kmwest

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

Day trips from Wasterkingen

Within 100 km: 587 historic and cultural sites, 3,690 natural sites, 814 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km159 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 21 kmS
  • Katzensee Lake 18 kmS
  • Mettmenhaslisee Lake 14 kmS
  • Chernensee Lake 8 kmS

25–60 km1,086 places

  • Mainau Island 56 kmE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 54 kmE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 38 kmE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 38 kmSW

60–100 km3,846 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 99 kmS
  • Insel Schwanau Island 63 kmS
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 63 kmS
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Wasterkingen

3 places
  1. 1 Wasterkingen 521

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

Cities & villages2

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