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Municipality

Horgen

Located in Horgen District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°14′55″ N 8°35′05″ E

Map showing the location of Horgen Horgen
Location in Switzerland
Population
22,992
23K
Elevation
654 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
109
listed under Horgen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport23 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport78 km

About Horgen

Horgen is a municipality. Location: Horgen District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 22,992. Elevation: 654 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Horgener Bergweiher and Aabach Wasserfall.

Climate of Horgen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 99 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
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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Climate of Horgen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°9°12°17°20°22°22°18°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)72857894113146143138101929989

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

How to get to Horgen

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 78 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 84 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 13 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 30 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 84 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 93 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 100 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Horgen

Within 100 km: 525 historic and cultural sites, 5,325 natural sites, 1,016 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km250 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 21 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 15 kmE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 16 kmE
  • Schönenwerd Island 11 kmSE

25–60 km2,145 places

  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 54 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 28 kmW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 30 kmSW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 40 kmS

60–100 km4,471 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 93 kmW
  • Mainau Island 69 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 64 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 86 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Horgen

109 places
  1. 1 Horgen 22.7K
  2. 2 Horgen / Horgen (Dorfkern) 6.1K
  3. 3 Horgen / Allmend 3.8K
  4. 4 Horgen / Scheller-Stockerstrasse 2.7K
  5. 5 Horgen / Oberdorf 2.5K
  6. 6 Horgen / Käpfnach 810
  7. 7 Arn 326
  8. 8 Hirzel 322
  9. 9 Vorderi Siten 245
  10. 10 Spitzenmatte 231
  11. 11 Kirchrain 191
  12. 12 Bätpur 109
  13. 13 Moorschwand 68
  14. 14 Wührenbach 54
  15. 15 Chronerain 52
  16. 16 Vorderi Höchi 51
  17. 17 Vorder-Klausen 48
  18. 18 Vorder Bächenmoos 46
  19. 19 Zimmerberg 39
  20. 20 Oberhof 32
  21. 21 Heerenrainli 31
  22. 22 Risi 29
  23. 23 Bächenmoos 27
  24. 24 Hintere Rietwies 27
  25. 25 Sihlbrugg (nordöstl. Teil) 25
  26. 26 Bocken 24
  27. 27 Brämenhalden 24
  28. 28 Dürenmoos 24
  29. 29 Harüti 23
  30. 30 Unterhaus 23
  31. 31 Werkplatz Sihlwald 21
  32. 32 Chalbisau 20
  33. 33 Untere Hanegg 20
  34. 34 Unteri Siten 20
  35. 35 Höchi 19
  36. 36 Fänser 18
  37. 37 Hinter-Klausen 18
  38. 38 Strickler 18
  39. 39 Feldstrasse 17
  40. 40 Neumatt 17
  41. 41 Schiffli 17
  42. 42 Mittlere Rietwies 16
  43. 43 Rennweg 16
  44. 44 Widenbach 16
  45. 45 Sihlmatt 15
  46. 46 Büel 14
  47. 47 Chelen 13
  48. 48 Waldhof 13
  49. 49 Boden 12
  50. 50 Bruppacher 12
  51. 51 Gschättli 12
  52. 52 Obere Hinterrüti 12
  53. 53 Schlitten 12
  54. 54 Sihlbrugg (Station) 12
  55. 55 Sprümüli 12
  56. 56 Waid 12
  57. 57 Brestenegg 11
  58. 58 Geeristeg 11
  59. 59 Gottshalden 11
  60. 60 Tableten 11

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

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