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Municipality

Egg

Located in Uster District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°17′51″ N 8°41′40″ E

Map showing the location of Egg Egg
Location in Switzerland
Population
8,796
8.8K
Elevation
526 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
50
listed under Egg
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport21 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport69 km

About Egg

Egg is a municipality. Location: Uster District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 8,796. Elevation: 526 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Pfannenstiel and Stollen.

Climate of Egg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 97 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (148 mm)
Driest month
January (69 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 Egg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)69827593112147148141102919786

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

How to get to Egg

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 21 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 13 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 21 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 69 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 74 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 13 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 23 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 89 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 100 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 102 kmwest

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

Day trips from Egg

Within 100 km: 540 historic and cultural sites, 5,314 natural sites, 1,027 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km263 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 23 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 11 kmSE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 11 kmSE
  • Schönenwerd Island 11 kmS

25–60 km2,009 places

  • Mainau Island 59 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 55 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 45 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 36 kmW

60–100 km4,609 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 96 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 96 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 85 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 78 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Egg

50 places
  1. 1 Egg 8.8K
  2. 2 Esslingen 1.2K
  3. 3 Hinteregg 1.1K
  4. 4 Neuhus (bei Hinteregg) 103
  5. 5 Loo 88
  6. 6 Ober Halden 85
  7. 7 Lee 76
  8. 8 Stifelwis 70
  9. 9 Usser-Vollikon 51
  10. 10 Ämet 33
  11. 11 Inner-Vollikon 33
  12. 12 Niederesslingen 25
  13. 13 Rällikon 25
  14. 14 Eichholz 22
  15. 15 Lätten 19
  16. 16 Asp 18
  17. 17 Lieburg 18
  18. 18 Rotblatt 18
  19. 19 Unter Halden 18
  20. 20 Vorder-Guldenen 18
  21. 21 Rohr 17
  22. 22 Leihalden 16
  23. 23 Bollerrain 14
  24. 24 Haslen 14
  25. 25 Schaubigen 13
  26. 26 Sunnenberg 13
  27. 27 Wolfenriet 13
  28. 28 Ellenwis 12
  29. 29 Im mittleren Ämet 11
  30. 30 Leihalde 11
  31. 31 Hostig 10
  32. 32 Lesirain 10
  33. 33 Lurweid 9
  34. 34 Maienrain 9
  35. 35 Im usseren Ämet 7
  36. 36 Sagenacher 7
  37. 37 Stifelacher 7
  38. 38 Unterneuhus 7
  39. 39 Sandgrueb 6
  40. 40 Zelg 6
  41. 41 Engel 5
  42. 42 Oberschaubigen 5
  43. 43 Bächelacher 4
  44. 44 Eggbüel 4
  45. 45 Güetli 4
  46. 46 Husacher 4
  47. 47 Lindenhof 4
  48. 48 Bonacher 3
  49. 49 Hottental 3
  50. 50 Vorderer-Radrain 3

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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