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Municipality

Wald (ZH)

Located in Hinwil District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°17′13″ N 8°55′15″ E

Map showing the location of Wald (ZH) Wald (ZH)
Location in Switzerland
Population
10,096
10.1K
Elevation
734 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
121
listed under Wald (ZH)
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport34 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport53 km

About Wald (ZH)

Wald (ZH) is a municipality. Location: Hinwil District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 10,096. Elevation: 734 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Wäbereggweiher and Bachtel.

Climate of Wald (ZH)

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (161 mm)
Driest month
January (73 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 Wald (ZH)
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°12°17°19°22°22°18°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°2°7°10°12°12°9°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)738582991171551611511119410392

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

How to get to Wald (ZH)

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 34 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 28 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 34 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 53 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 62 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 28 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 29 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 106 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 113 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 118 kmwest

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

Day trips from Wald (ZH)

Within 100 km: 490 historic and cultural sites, 5,805 natural sites, 1,122 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km277 places

  • Ufenau Island 13 kmSW
  • Insel Lützelau Island 12 kmSW
  • Schönenwerd Island 18 kmSW
  • Seedamm Island 11 kmSW

25–60 km2,094 places

  • Mainau Island 51 kmNE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 39 kmW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 46 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 42 kmN

60–100 km5,046 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 96 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 89 kmSW
  • Lago Nero Lake 98 kmS
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Wald (ZH)

121 places
  1. 61 Gass (bei Büel) 15
  2. 62 Fälmis 13
  3. 63 Hinter Sennenberg 13
  4. 64 Stampf 13
  5. 65 Chrinnen 12
  6. 66 Dachsegg 12
  7. 67 Haltbergholz 12
  8. 68 Uf Rüti 12
  9. 69 Hinter Erli 11
  10. 70 Loch 11
  11. 71 Ober Haltberg 11
  12. 72 Beizi 10
  13. 73 Breiten 10
  14. 74 Forhalden 10
  15. 75 Grosswis 10
  16. 76 Grundtal 10
  17. 77 Wili 10
  18. 78 Bär 9
  19. 79 Huebhansen 9
  20. 80 Strickel 9
  21. 81 Amslen 8
  22. 82 Boden 8
  23. 83 Feisterbach 8
  24. 84 Grund 8
  25. 85 Rickenbach 8
  26. 86 Tännler 8
  27. 87 Gheist 7
  28. 88 Steig 7
  29. 89 Stockenmatt 7
  30. 90 Töbeli 7
  31. 91 Altweid 6
  32. 92 Hinderwald 6
  33. 93 Hirschlen 6
  34. 94 Lueget 6
  35. 95 Mülrüti 6
  36. 96 Rotwasser 6
  37. 97 Steinchramen 6
  38. 98 Lauf 5
  39. 99 Silmatt 5
  40. 100 Steinweid 5
  41. 101 Chilacher 4
  42. 102 Eggschwändi 4
  43. 103 Nüholz 4
  44. 104 Ober-Morgen 3
  45. 105 Ober-Raad 3
  46. 106 Tannenboden 3
  47. 107 Tüfi 3
  48. 108 Ziegelhütte 3
  49. 109 Steingass 2
  50. 110 Steigweg 1

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

Cities & villages3

Mountains & nature6

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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