Meilen District
Located in Canton of Zurich, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°16′45″ N 8°39′45″ E
- Population
- 106,506
- 106.5K
- Elevation
- 568 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 11
- listed under Meilen District
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport22 km
- ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport72 km
About Meilen District
Meilen District is a district. Location: Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Population: 106,506. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Au Peninsula and Ausee.
Photos of Meilen District
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Pfannenstiel Roland zh · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Meilen District
Best months for sightseeingBest 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 22° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 85 | 78 | 94 | 113 | 146 | 143 | 138 | 101 | 92 | 99 | 89 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Meilen District
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 22 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 13 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 22 kmnorthwest
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 72 kmeast
- Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 77 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 13 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 26 kmnorth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 88 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 99 kmwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 100 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Meilen District
Within 100 km: 540 historic and cultural sites, 5,346 natural sites, 1,032 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km266 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 22 kmNW
- Ufenau Island 11 kmSE
- Insel Lützelau Island 12 kmSE
- Schönenwerd Island 9 kmSE
25–60 km2,084 places
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 58 kmNE
- Strandbad Steckborn Beach 48 kmNE
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 34 kmW
- Insel Schwanau Island 28 kmS
60–100 km4,568 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 100 kmW
- Mainau Island 62 kmNE
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 93 kmSW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 93 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Meilen District
11 places- 1 Stäfa 14.7K
- 2 Küsnacht (ZH) 14.6K
- 3 Meilen 14.3K
- 4 Zollikon 13.1K
- 5 Männedorf 11.4K
- 6 Hombrechtikon 8.8K
- 7 Herrliberg 6.5K
- 8 Uetikon am See 6.2K
- 9 Erlenbach (ZH) 5.6K
- 10 Zumikon 5.5K
- 11 Oetwil am See 4.8K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Meilen District
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Au Peninsula Natural site, Canton of Zurich3.6 km S
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Ausee Lake, Canton of Zurich3.8 km SW
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Aabach Wasserfall Natural site, Canton of Zurich5.3 km SW
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Horgen Sust Museum, Horgen5.2 km SW
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Horgener Bergweiher Lake, Canton of Zurich6.3 km SW
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Lake Zurich Lake, Switzerland6.2 km SE
Sources & licences
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