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Village

Spitzen

Located in Horgen, Horgen District Coordinates: 47°12′43″ N 8°37′13″ E

Map showing the location of Spitzen Spitzen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
656 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 Airport28 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport77 km

About Spitzen

Spitzen is a village. Location: Horgen, Horgen District. Elevation: 656 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Aabach Wasserfall and Teufenbachweiher.

Climate of Spitzen

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 Spitzen
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 Spitzen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 28 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 18 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 28 kmnorth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 77 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 84 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 18 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 34 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 88 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 94 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 105 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Spitzen

Within 100 km: 516 historic and cultural sites, 5,567 natural sites, 1,045 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km280 places

  • Ufenau Island 12 kmE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 13 kmE
  • Schönenwerd Island 7 kmE
  • Insel Schwanau Island 20 kmS

25–60 km2,332 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 26 kmNW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 56 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 32 kmW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 28 kmSW

60–100 km4,516 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 94 kmW
  • Mainau Island 70 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 66 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 85 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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