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Herschmettlen

Located in Gossau (ZH), Hinwil District Coordinates: 47°17′05″ N 8°48′00″ E

Herschmettlen
Adrian Michael · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
202
202
Elevation
531 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport27 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport62 km

About Herschmettlen

Herschmettlen is a village. Location: Gossau (ZH), Hinwil District. Population: 202. Elevation: 531 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Egelsee and Lützelsee.

Climate of Herschmettlen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · 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 Herschmettlen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)69827593112147148141102919786

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

How to get to Herschmettlen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 27 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 21 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 27 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 62 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 69 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 21 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 25 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 97 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 106 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 109 kmwest

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

Day trips from Herschmettlen

Within 100 km: 526 historic and cultural sites, 5,553 natural sites, 1,060 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km295 places

  • Ufenau Island 8 kmS
  • Insel Lützelau Island 7 kmS
  • Schönenwerd Island 11 kmSW
  • Saffa Insel Island 21 kmW

25–60 km2,065 places

  • Mainau Island 56 kmNE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 31 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 51 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 44 kmN

60–100 km4,779 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 89 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 82 kmSW
  • Lago Nero Lake 95 kmS
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 89 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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