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Municipality

Grüningen

Located in Hinwil District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°17′00″ N 8°45′00″ E

Map showing the location of Grüningen Grüningen
Location in Switzerland
Population
3,641
3.6K
Elevation
512 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
27
listed under Grüningen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport25 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport65 km

About Grüningen

Grüningen is a municipality. Location: Hinwil District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 3,641. Elevation: 512 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Seeweidsee and Lützelsee.

Climate of Grüningen

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 Grüningen
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 Grüningen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 25 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 18 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 25 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 65 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 72 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 18 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 25 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 94 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 104 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 106 kmwest

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

Day trips from Grüningen

Within 100 km: 535 historic and cultural sites, 5,434 natural sites, 1,046 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km299 places

  • Ufenau Island 8 kmS
  • Insel Lützelau Island 8 kmSE
  • Schönenwerd Island 9 kmS
  • Saffa Insel Island 18 kmNW

25–60 km2,057 places

  • Mainau Island 58 kmNE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 27 kmNW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 53 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 45 kmN

60–100 km4,659 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 98 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 98 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 87 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Grüningen

27 places
  1. 1 Binzikon 1.9K
  2. 2 Itzikon 258
  3. 3 Talacher-Haufland 214
  4. 4 Grüningen (Stedtli) 185
  5. 5 Bürglen 105
  6. 6 Büel 46
  7. 7 Adletshausen 43
  8. 8 Bächelsrüti 40
  9. 9 Buechholz 20
  10. 10 Holzhusen 20
  11. 11 Niggenberg 17
  12. 12 Näsplen 16
  13. 13 Langmatt 15
  14. 14 Heggen 13
  15. 15 Reipen 13
  16. 16 Tränkibach 12
  17. 17 Heispel 11
  18. 18 Lindist 11
  19. 19 Rebacher 10
  20. 20 Rietli 10
  21. 21 Trottacher 10
  22. 22 Neuweid 9
  23. 23 Schoren 8
  24. 24 Oberhof 6
  25. 25 Spilhalden 5
  26. 26 Auf der Büechlen 4
  27. 27 Brugglen 2

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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