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Municipality

Wädenswil

Located in Horgen District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°13′30″ N 8°39′07″ E

Map showing the location of Wädenswil Wädenswil
Location in Switzerland
Population
24,624
24.6K
Elevation
597 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
136
listed under Wädenswil
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport27 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport74 km

About Wädenswil

Wädenswil is a municipality. Location: Horgen District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 24,624. Elevation: 597 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Au Peninsula and Ruine "Alt Wädenswil".

Climate of Wädenswil

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 -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 Wädenswil
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°12°18°20°23°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°3°8°11°13°13°9°6°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)72857894113146143138101929989

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

How to get to Wädenswil

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 27 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 18 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 27 kmnorth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 74 kmnortheast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 82 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 18 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 32 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 89 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 97 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 105 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Wädenswil

Within 100 km: 525 historic and cultural sites, 5,539 natural sites, 1,060 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km306 places

  • Ufenau Island 10 kmE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 11 kmE
  • Schönenwerd Island 5 kmSE
  • Insel Schwanau Island 22 kmS

25–60 km2,279 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 26 kmNW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 54 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 34 kmW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 31 kmSW

60–100 km4,539 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 97 kmW
  • Mainau Island 67 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 63 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Wädenswil

136 places
  1. 1 Wädenswil 13.3K
  2. 2 Au 4.8K
  3. 3 Wädenswil / Büelen 2.7K
  4. 4 Au / Mittel-Dorf 2.6K
  5. 5 Wädenswil / Dorf (Wädenswil) 2.6K
  6. 6 Wädenswil / Untermosen-Fuhr 2K
  7. 7 Wädenswil / Leihof-Mühlebach 1.8K
  8. 8 Wädenswil / Boller-Giessen 1.5K
  9. 9 Wädenswil / Hangenmoos 1.4K
  10. 10 Wädenswil / Eichweid 1.3K
  11. 11 Au / Unter-Dorf 1.2K
  12. 12 Au / Ober-Ort/Gwad 979
  13. 13 Schönenberg 468
  14. 14 Hütten 451
  15. 15 Fernegg 160
  16. 16 Palmisacker 96
  17. 17 Herrlisberg 77
  18. 18 Matte 66
  19. 19 Zweierhof 65
  20. 20 Au / Hinter-Rüti 54
  21. 21 Sonnenblick 52
  22. 22 Humbel 47
  23. 23 Tanne 47
  24. 24 Stollen 45
  25. 25 Au 43
  26. 26 Haslaub 40
  27. 27 Mühlestalden 38
  28. 28 Felsen 35
  29. 29 Segel 35
  30. 30 Säge 32
  31. 31 Unter-Gisenrüti 32
  32. 32 Feld 30
  33. 33 Hintere Stollen 30
  34. 34 Sennhus 30
  35. 35 Bachgaden 29
  36. 36 Neubad 29
  37. 37 Langrüti 28
  38. 38 Vorder-Langmoos 28
  39. 39 Egg 27
  40. 40 Eichmüli 27
  41. 41 Mittlere Langwies 27
  42. 42 Ober-Schluchtal 26
  43. 43 Waggital 26
  44. 44 Müsli 25
  45. 45 Beichlen 24
  46. 46 Strasshus 24
  47. 47 Külpen 22
  48. 48 Zollingerhüser 21
  49. 49 Allenwinden 20
  50. 50 Ober-Himmeri 20
  51. 51 Rechberg 20
  52. 52 Bubenwies 19
  53. 53 Hinter-Langmoos 18
  54. 54 Ober-Gisenrüti 18
  55. 55 Unter Oerischwand 18
  56. 56 Gisihegi 17
  57. 57 Gschwend 17
  58. 58 Niedersaum 17
  59. 59 Täglischür 17
  60. 60 Unter-Feld 17

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

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