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Mountain

Hundsruggen

Located in Canton of Zurich, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°24′02″ N 8°49′24″ E

Map showing the location of Hundsruggen Hundsruggen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
720 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wila
2.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport22 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport56 km

About Hundsruggen

Hundsruggen is a mountain. Location: Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Elevation: 720 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Hintereggen and Lindenberg.

Climate of Hundsruggen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (134 mm)
Driest month
January (62 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 Hundsruggen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°12°6°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°2°7°10°12°12°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)6274678410313412912390818880

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

How to get to Hundsruggen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 22 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 14 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 22 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 56 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 60 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 14 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 21 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 96 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 116 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Hundsruggen

Within 100 km: 577 historic and cultural sites, 5,106 natural sites, 1,029 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km195 places

  • Ufenau Island 21 kmS
  • Insel Lützelau Island 20 kmS
  • Schönenwerd Island 23 kmS
  • Saffa Insel Island 22 kmW

25–60 km1,654 places

  • Mainau Island 44 kmNE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 29 kmW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 40 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 31 kmN

60–100 km4,863 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 93 kmSW
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 100 kmSW
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 62 kmSW
  • Sarnersee Lake 75 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Wila Municipality, Bezirk Pfäffikon
    2.1 km NE
  • Wildberg Municipality, Bezirk Pfäffikon
    1.9 km N
  • Schalchen Village, Wildberg
    0.8 km N
  • Hermatswil Village, Pfäffikon
    0.8 km S
  • Gündisau Village, Russikon
    1.2 km W
  • Saland Village, Bauma
    2.5 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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