Municipality

Richterswil

Located in Horgen District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°12′03″ N 8°41′12″ E

Location in Switzerland

Population: 13,632; 13.6K
Elevation: 588 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 49; listed under Richterswil
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: ZRH Zürich Airport30 km; ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport73 km

About Richterswil

Richterswil is a municipality. Location: Horgen District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 13,632. Elevation: 588 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Schönenwerd and Freyenweijer.

Photos of Richterswil

Etzel upload by Adrian Michael · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Richterswil

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 97 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -3°)
Wettest month: July (148 mm)
Driest month: January (69 mm)

3° -3°

4° -2°

9° 1°

13° 3°

18° 8°

20° 11°

23° 13°

22° 13°

18° 10°

13° 6°

7° 1°

4° -2°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

112

Jun

147

Jul

148

Aug

141

Sep

102

Oct

Nov

Dec

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 Richterswil
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	9°	13°	18°	20°	23°	22°	18°	13°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-2°	1°	3°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	6°	1°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	69	82	75	93	112	147	148	141	102	91	97	86

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

How to get to Richterswil

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 30 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 21 km to the northwest.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 30 kmnorth
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 73 kmnortheast
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 81 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 21 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 34 kmnorth
Basel Population: 177.6K 93 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 98 kmwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 108 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Richterswil

Within 100 km: 517 historic and cultural sites, 5,654 natural sites, 1,063 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km367 places

Ufenau Island 7 kmE
Insel Lützelau Island 8 kmE
Schönenwerd Island 2 kmE
Insel Schwanau Island 20 kmS

25–60 km2,310 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 30 kmNW
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 55 kmNE
Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 37 kmW
Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 31 kmSW

60–100 km4,557 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 99 kmW
Mainau Island 68 kmNE
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 63 kmNE
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Richterswil

49 places

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

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Sternenweiher · Lake
Sternenweiher · Lake

Heritage & sights1

Ruine "Alt Wädenswil" · Historic site

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Schönenwerd Island, Horgen District
2.3 km E
Freyenweijer Lake, Wollerau
1.7 km S
Becki Mountain, Wollerau
2.1 km SE
Freyenweijer Lake, Wollerau
1.7 km S
Hüttnersee Lake, Canton of Zurich
2.1 km SW
Scheerenspitz Mountain, Feusisberg
3 km S
Hohe Rone Mountain, Wädenswil
4.2 km S
Lake Zurich Lake, Switzerland
3.6 km N