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Municipality

Wil (ZH)

Located in Bülach District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°36′26″ N 8°30′43″ E

Map showing the location of Wil (ZH) Wil (ZH)
Location in Switzerland
Population
1,474
1.5K
Elevation
416 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
12
listed under Wil (ZH)
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport17 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg75 km

About Wil (ZH)

Wil (ZH) is a municipality. Location: Bülach District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 1,474. Elevation: 416 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Glatt and Eglisau railway bridge.

Climate of Wil (ZH)

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 Wil (ZH)
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 Wil (ZH)

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 17 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 20 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 17 kmsouth
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 75 kmwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 75 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 20 kmsoutheast
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 27 kmsouth
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 66 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 71 kmwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 90 kmwest

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

Day trips from Wil (ZH)

Within 100 km: 584 historic and cultural sites, 3,717 natural sites, 803 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km160 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 23 kmS
  • Katzensee Lake 20 kmS
  • Hasensee Lake 24 kmE
  • Mettmenhaslisee Lake 15 kmS

25–60 km1,086 places

  • Mainau Island 53 kmE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 50 kmE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 35 kmE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 40 kmSW

60–100 km3,858 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 64 kmS
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 65 kmS
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 80 kmS
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Wil (ZH)

12 places
  1. 1 Wil 785
  2. 2 Bürgelacker 164
  3. 3 Felsenegg 66
  4. 4 Hüslihof 54
  5. 5 Lirenhof 54
  6. 6 Buchenloo 46
  7. 7 Grund 28
  8. 8 Wendelbuck 24
  9. 9 Landbühl 18
  10. 10 Rüti 10

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

Cities & villages2

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