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Municipality

Thalwil

Located in Horgen District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°17′15″ N 8°33′33″ E

Map showing the location of Thalwil Thalwil
Location in Switzerland
Population
18,139
18.1K
Elevation
504 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
14
listed under Thalwil
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport19 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport79 km

About Thalwil

Thalwil is a municipality. Location: Horgen District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 18,139. Elevation: 504 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Wildnispark Zürich Langenberg and Albis.

Climate of Thalwil

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · 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 Thalwil
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)72857894113146143138101929989

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

How to get to Thalwil

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 19 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 9 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 19 kmnorth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 79 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 84 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 9 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 27 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 80 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 92 kmsouthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 95 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Thalwil

Within 100 km: 531 historic and cultural sites, 5,144 natural sites, 968 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km202 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 16 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 18 kmSE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 19 kmSE
  • Schönenwerd Island 15 kmSE

25–60 km1,967 places

  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 52 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 26 kmW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 28 kmS
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 32 kmSW

60–100 km4,474 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 93 kmW
  • Mainau Island 67 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 63 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Thalwil

14 places
  1. 1 Thalwil 13.3K
  2. 2 Thalwil / Dorfkern 6.8K
  3. 3 Gattikon 2.1K
  4. 4 Thalwil / See 1.9K
  5. 5 Thalwil / Nord 1.8K
  6. 6 Thalwil / Berg 1.6K
  7. 7 Thalwil / Süd 1.3K
  8. 8 Hohlgass 142
  9. 9 Unterwerk 16
  10. 10 Sihlhalde 11
  11. 11 Boden 5
  12. 12 Chalchofen 2

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

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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