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Municipality

Meilen

Located in Meilen District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°16′50″ N 8°39′09″ E

Map showing the location of Meilen Meilen
Location in Switzerland
Population
14,335
14.3K
Elevation
591 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
110
listed under Meilen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport21 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport72 km

About Meilen

Meilen is a municipality. Location: Meilen District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 14,335. Elevation: 591 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Au Peninsula and Ausee.

Climate of Meilen

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 Meilen
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 Meilen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 21 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 12 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 21 kmnorth
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 72 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 78 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 12 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 26 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 87 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

Within 100 km: 546 historic and cultural sites, 5,320 natural sites, 1,033 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km259 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 22 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 12 kmSE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 13 kmSE
  • Schönenwerd Island 10 kmSE

25–60 km2,066 places

  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 58 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 49 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 33 kmW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 28 kmS

60–100 km4,574 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 99 kmW
  • Mainau Island 63 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 92 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 92 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Meilen

110 places
  1. 1 Meilen 14.2K
  2. 2 Feldmeilen 3.7K
  3. 3 Obermeilen 2.9K
  4. 4 Meilen / Halten 508
  5. 5 Obermeilen / Oberdorf 476
  6. 6 Meilen / Hofstetten 410
  7. 7 Obermeilen / Au 406
  8. 8 Meilen / Bruech 363
  9. 9 Feldmeilen / Bodenacher 356
  10. 10 Feldmeilen / Vorderfeld 346
  11. 11 Obermeilen / Dollikon 346
  12. 12 Feldmeilen / Tobel 336
  13. 13 Feldmeilen / Schwabach 297
  14. 14 Obermeilen / Weid 282
  15. 15 Meilen / Halten 281
  16. 16 Meilen / Ormis 274
  17. 17 Feldmeilen / Hinterfeld 273
  18. 18 Meilen / Allmend 263
  19. 19 Feldmeilen / Trünggeler 245
  20. 20 Meilen / Wampflen 236
  21. 21 Meilen / Kirchgass 232
  22. 22 Meilen / Zweienbach 228
  23. 23 Feldmeilen / Ländisch 209
  24. 24 Feldmeilen / Huderst 191
  25. 25 Obermeilen / Hinterdorf 183
  26. 26 Meilen / Platten 175
  27. 27 Meilen / Grund 172
  28. 28 Feldmeilen / Plätzli 162
  29. 29 Obermeilen / Chrummacher 161
  30. 30 Obermeilen / Lütisämet 161
  31. 31 Meilen / Risi 147
  32. 32 Feldmeilen / Heeren 144
  33. 33 Feldmeilen / Zil 144
  34. 34 Obermeilen / Unterdorf 144
  35. 35 Feldmeilen / Bettenen 143
  36. 36 Meilen / Hürnen 136
  37. 37 Feldmeilen / Hasenhalden 125
  38. 38 Obermeilen / Rotholz 111
  39. 39 Meilen / Dorfmeilen 105
  40. 40 Feldmeilen / Schilt 100
  41. 41 Feldmeilen / Schönacher 96
  42. 42 Meilen / Rain 94
  43. 43 Obermeilen / Dollikerrain 94
  44. 44 Meilen / Just 90
  45. 45 Feldmeilen / Hösch 88
  46. 46 Obermeilen / Grueb 80
  47. 47 Feldmeilen / Bünishofen 79
  48. 48 Obermeilen / Schinhuet 79
  49. 49 Meilen / Obermüli 73
  50. 50 Meilen / Winkel 72
  51. 51 Obermeilen / Aebleten 67
  52. 52 Obermeilen / Rossbrunnen 67
  53. 53 Meilen / Ruebstein 65
  54. 54 Feldmeilen / Horn 57
  55. 55 Obermeilen / Appenhalten 57
  56. 56 Meilen / Geisshalden 56
  57. 57 Feldmeilen / Im Koller 54
  58. 58 Meilen / Beugen 50
  59. 59 Feldmeilen / Gubel 48
  60. 60 Meilen / Durst 42

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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