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Gossau (ZH)

Located in Hinwil District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°18′09″ N 8°46′07″ E

Map showing the location of Gossau (ZH) Gossau (ZH)
Location in Switzerland
Population
10,280
10.3K
Elevation
503 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
52
listed under Gossau (ZH)
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport24 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport63 km

About Gossau (ZH)

Gossau (ZH) is a municipality. Location: Hinwil District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 10,280. Elevation: 503 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Chlisee and Pfannenstiel.

Climate of Gossau (ZH)

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 97 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (148 mm)
Driest month
January (69 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 Gossau (ZH)
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)69827593112147148141102919786

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

How to get to Gossau (ZH)

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 24 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 18 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 24 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 63 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 69 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 18 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 23 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 95 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 103 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 108 kmwest

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

Day trips from Gossau (ZH)

Within 100 km: 538 historic and cultural sites, 5,416 natural sites, 1,046 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km278 places

  • Ufenau Island 10 kmS
  • Insel Lützelau Island 9 kmS
  • Schönenwerd Island 12 kmS
  • Saffa Insel Island 18 kmW

25–60 km2,017 places

  • Mainau Island 55 kmNE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 28 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 51 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 43 kmN

60–100 km4,705 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 89 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 82 kmSW
  • Lago Nero Lake 96 kmS
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 89 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gossau (ZH)

52 places
  1. 1 Gossau 4.3K
  2. 2 Grüt 1.6K
  3. 3 Bertschikon 534
  4. 4 Unter-Ottikon 251
  5. 5 Rinderbrunnen 249
  6. 6 Ober-Ottikon 204
  7. 7 Herschmettlen 202
  8. 8 Hungerbüel 186
  9. 9 Bönler 153
  10. 10 Hellberg 94
  11. 11 Männetsriet 77
  12. 12 Strick 63
  13. 13 Chindismüli 47
  14. 14 Brüschweid 37
  15. 15 Leerüti 34
  16. 16 Tägernau 27
  17. 17 Brüschägerten 25
  18. 18 Langfuhr 24
  19. 19 Fuchsrüti 23
  20. 20 Hanfgarten 23
  21. 21 Hasenacher 21
  22. 22 Allenwinden 20
  23. 23 Hundsrüggen 18
  24. 24 Au 14
  25. 25 Schönau 14
  26. 26 Schwobshof 14
  27. 27 Zil 14
  28. 28 Felsen 13
  29. 29 Freihof 13
  30. 30 Pünt 12
  31. 31 Hinter-Fuchsrüti 11
  32. 32 Ermisriet 10
  33. 33 Sibleten 10
  34. 34 Jungholz 9
  35. 35 Frohe Aussicht 8
  36. 36 Neuhof (bei Bertschikon) 8
  37. 37 Prampel 7
  38. 38 Rifacher 7
  39. 39 Hartmis 6
  40. 40 Tueweid 6
  41. 41 Chrummacker 5
  42. 42 Nasswis 5
  43. 43 Vorder-Goldacher 5
  44. 44 Weid (bei Gossau) 5
  45. 45 Benklen 4
  46. 46 Silberberg 4
  47. 47 Leihalden 3
  48. 48 Wiberg 3
  49. 49 Hinter-Goldacher 2
  50. 50 Rebacher 1

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

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