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Greifensee

Located in Canton of Zurich, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°20′58″ N 8°40′43″ E

Map showing the location of Greifensee Greifensee
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
435 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Maur
2 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport16 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport68 km

About Greifensee

Greifensee is a lake. Location: Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Elevation: 435 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Aa and Pfannenstiel.

Climate of Greifensee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (134 mm)
Driest month
January (62 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 Greifensee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°14°19°21°24°24°20°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)6274678410313412912390818880

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

How to get to Greifensee

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 16 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 10 km to the west.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 16 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 68 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 72 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 10 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 18 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 87 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 95 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 103 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Greifensee

Within 100 km: 569 historic and cultural sites, 5,067 natural sites, 986 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km216 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 19 kmW
  • Ufenau Island 17 kmSE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 17 kmSE
  • Schönenwerd Island 16 kmS

25–60 km1,825 places

  • Mainau Island 56 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 51 kmNE
  • Insel Schwanau Island 36 kmS
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km4,581 places

  • Schnäggeninseli Island 88 kmSW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 97 kmS
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 99 kmS
  • Sarnersee Lake 64 kmSW

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