Horgen District
Located in Canton of Zurich, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°15′28″ N 8°35′49″ E
- Population
- 127,263
- 127.3K
- Elevation
- 459 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 10
- listed under Horgen District
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport23 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport77 km
About Horgen District
Horgen District is a district. Location: Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Population: 127,263. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Horgener Bergweiher and Aabach Wasserfall.
Photos of Horgen District
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Pfannenstiel Roland zh · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Horgen District
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 99 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- June (146 mm)
- Driest month
- January (72 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 85 | 78 | 94 | 113 | 146 | 143 | 138 | 101 | 92 | 99 | 89 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Horgen District
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 23 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 13 km to the north.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 23 kmnorth
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 77 kmeast
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 83 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 13 kmnorth
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 29 kmnorth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 84 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 94 kmwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 99 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Horgen District
Within 100 km: 541 historic and cultural sites, 5,295 natural sites, 1,022 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km244 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 21 kmNW
- Ufenau Island 14 kmE
- Insel Lützelau Island 15 kmE
- Schönenwerd Island 11 kmSE
25–60 km2,104 places
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 53 kmNE
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 29 kmW
- Insel Schwanau Island 25 kmS
- Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 31 kmSW
60–100 km4,510 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 94 kmW
- Mainau Island 67 kmNE
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 63 kmNE
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 88 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Horgen District
10 places- 1 Wädenswil 24.6K
- 2 Horgen 23K
- 3 Adliswil 18.9K
- 4 Thalwil 18.1K
- 5 Richterswil 13.6K
- 6 Kilchberg (ZH) 8.9K
- 7 Langnau am Albis 7.7K
- 8 Rüschlikon 6.1K
- 9 Oberrieden 5K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Lakes, rivers & coasts1
- Schönenwerd · Island
Nature and heritage in Horgen District
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Horgener Bergweiher Lake, Canton of Zurich1.7 km S
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Aabach Wasserfall Natural site, Canton of Zurich2.7 km SE
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Au Peninsula Natural site, Canton of Zurich3.8 km E
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Ausee Lake, Canton of Zurich3.4 km E
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Bürglen Mountain, Hausen am Albis4.5 km W
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Pfannenstiel Mountain, Meilen6.8 km NE
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