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Village

Bocken

Located in Horgen, Horgen District Coordinates: 47°14′29″ N 8°36′46″ E

Map showing the location of Bocken Bocken
Location in Switzerland
Population
24
24
Elevation
548 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 Airport25 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport77 km

About Bocken

Bocken is a village. Location: Horgen, Horgen District. Population: 24. Elevation: 548 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Aabach Wasserfall and Horgener Bergweiher.

Climate of Bocken

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 23°)
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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Climate of Bocken
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°18°20°23°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)72857894113146143138101929989

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

How to get to Bocken

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 25 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 15 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 25 kmnorth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 77 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 83 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 15 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 31 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 86 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 94 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 102 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bocken

Within 100 km: 521 historic and cultural sites, 5,403 natural sites, 1,035 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km263 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 23 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 13 kmE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 14 kmE
  • Schönenwerd Island 9 kmSE

25–60 km2,202 places

  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 54 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 31 kmW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 30 kmSW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 39 kmS

60–100 km4,494 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 95 kmW
  • Mainau Island 68 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 63 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 87 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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