Mountain

Jakobsberg

Located in Bäretswil, Hinwil District Coordinates: 47°20′17″ N 8°52′30″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 946 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Bettswil; 0.6 km S
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: ZRH Zürich Airport28 km; ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport54 km

About Jakobsberg

Jakobsberg is a mountain. Location: Bäretswil, Hinwil District. Elevation: 946 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Schmärbööl and Tännler.

Photos of Jakobsberg

Hörnli No machine-readable author provided. Albireo~commonswiki assumed · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bachtel No machine-readable author provided. Berger~commonswiki assumed · Public domain
Bachtel Tower No machine-readable author provided. Berger~commonswiki assumed · Public domain

Climate of Jakobsberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: January (night -5°)
Wettest month: June (145 mm)
Driest month: January (67 mm)

1° -5°

2° -4°

7° -2°

10° 1°

15° 5°

18° 8°

20° 11°

20° 10°

16° 7°

11° 3°

5° -1°

2° -4°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

111

Jun

145

Jul

144

Aug

135

Sep

101

Oct

Nov

Dec

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 Jakobsberg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	2°	7°	10°	15°	18°	20°	20°	16°	11°	5°	2°
Average low (°C)	-5°	-4°	-2°	1°	5°	8°	11°	10°	7°	3°	-1°	-4°
Precipitation (mm)	67	78	74	92	111	145	144	135	101	86	95	85

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Jakobsberg

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 28 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 22 km to the northwest.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 28 kmnorthwest
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 54 kmeast
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 61 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Winterthur Population: 111.8K 22 kmnorthwest
Zurich Population: 415.4K 25 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 101 kmwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 106 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 117 kmwest

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

Day trips from Jakobsberg

Within 100 km: 533 historic and cultural sites, 5,469 natural sites, 1,076 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km219 places

Ufenau Island 15 kmSW
Insel Lützelau Island 14 kmSW
Schönenwerd Island 19 kmSW
Seedamm Island 14 kmS

25–60 km1,962 places

Mainau Island 48 kmNE
Fahr Abbey Attraction 34 kmW
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 43 kmNE
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 36 kmN

60–100 km4,897 places

Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 98 kmSW
Strandbad Brienz Beach 91 kmSW
Schnäggeninseli Island 97 kmSW
Mauesee-Insel Island 63 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Bettswil Village, Bäretswil
0.6 km S
Bäretswil Village, Bäretswil
1.4 km W
Allenberg Village, Bäretswil
0.3 km SE
Oberdorf Village, Bäretswil
1.5 km SW
Zelg Village, Bäretswil
0.6 km SW
Rüetswil Village, Bäretswil
0.7 km NW

Jakobsberg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Schmärbööl Mountain, Bäretswil
1.4 km SE
Tännler Mountain, Bäretswil
1.5 km NE
Stöckweiher Lake, Bäretswil
1.2 km S
Hohenegg Mountain, Bäretswil
1.6 km N
Waltsberghöchi Mountain, Bäretswil
1.9 km SE
Stüssel Mountain, Bäretswil
2 km SE
Baschlisgipfel Mountain, Bäretswil
2.3 km E
Allmen Mountain, Hinwil
2.7 km S

Jakobsberg

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources