Winkel
Located in Bülach District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°29′10″ N 8°33′30″ E
- Population
- 4,535
- 4.5K
- Elevation
- 500 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 29
- listed under Winkel
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport3 km
- FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen75 km
About Winkel
Winkel is a municipality. Location: Bülach District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 4,535. Elevation: 500 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (3 km). Nearby sights include Gerlisberg and Mettmenhaslisee.
Climate of Winkel
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 87 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 65 | 76 | 66 | 81 | 100 | 127 | 119 | 114 | 85 | 82 | 87 | 80 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Winkel
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 3 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 13 km to the east.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 3 kmsouth
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 75 kmeast
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 76 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 13 kmeast
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 13 kmsouth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 75 kmwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 78 kmnorthwest
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 97 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Winkel
Within 100 km: 588 historic and cultural sites, 4,234 natural sites, 865 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km151 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 13 kmSW
- Saffa Insel Island 15 kmS
- Pfäffikersee Lake 22 kmSE
- Katzensee Lake 8 kmSW
25–60 km1,215 places
- Mainau Island 54 kmNE
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 51 kmNE
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 37 kmNE
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 33 kmSW
60–100 km4,321 places
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 97 kmSW
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 90 kmSW
- Schnäggeninseli Island 96 kmSW
- Neptun-Inseln Island 66 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Winkel
29 places- 1 Winkel 869
- 2 Seeb 251
- 3 Maas 202
- 4 Niderrüti 179
- 5 Chlihölzli 166
- 6 Büelreben 151
- 7 Angelrain 139
- 8 Lätten 136
- 9 Chirchbüel 132
- 10 Oberrüti 118
- 11 Geeren 97
- 12 Hargarten 89
- 13 Brütter 78
- 14 Lochwis 71
- 15 Bützen 69
- 16 Grosswis 68
- 17 Hofacher 64
- 18 Loo 64
- 19 Halden 61
- 20 Büelhof 42
- 21 Bitziberg 32
- 22 Büelhalden 29
- 23 Pünten 17
- 24 Seehalden 11
- 25 Grossacher 9
- 26 Hagenbuechen 8
- 27 Wilenhof 7
- 28 Huser 6
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages1
- Rüti · Village
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gerlisberg Mountain, Kloten4.6 km E
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Mettmenhaslisee Lake, Niederhasli5.2 km W
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Eglisau railway bridge Landmark, Eglisau11 km N -
Hardturm Landmark, Zurich11 km S -
Letzigrund Stadium Landmark, Zurich12 km S -
Irchel Mountain, Freienstein-Teufen7.1 km NE
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Chernensee Lake, Neerach6.3 km NW
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Grossmünster Attraction, Zurich13 km S
Sources & licences
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