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Municipality

Greifensee

Located in Uster District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°21′57″ N 8°40′44″ E

Map showing the location of Greifensee Greifensee
Location in Switzerland
Population
5,385
5.4K
Elevation
442 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
21
listed under Greifensee
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport14 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport68 km

About Greifensee

Greifensee is a municipality. Location: Uster District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 5,385. Elevation: 442 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Greifensee and Aa.

Climate of Greifensee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
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 Greifensee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°14°19°21°24°24°20°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)6274678410313412912390818880

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

How to get to Greifensee

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 14 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 10 km to the west.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 14 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 68 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 71 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 10 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 16 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 86 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 94 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 104 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Greifensee

Within 100 km: 577 historic and cultural sites, 4,975 natural sites, 985 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km198 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 19 kmW
  • Ufenau Island 18 kmSE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 18 kmSE
  • Schönenwerd Island 18 kmS

25–60 km1,756 places

  • Mainau Island 54 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 50 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 39 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 35 kmW

60–100 km4,583 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 90 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 83 kmSW
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 90 kmSW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 99 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Greifensee

21 places
  1. 1 Greifensee 5K
  2. 2 Greifensee / Pfisterhölzli 1.1K
  3. 3 Greifensee / Müllerwis / Seilerwis 1.1K
  4. 4 Greifensee / Ocht 980
  5. 5 Greifensee / Mettmen 419
  6. 6 Greifensee / Sandacher 242
  7. 7 Greifensee / Langacher 205
  8. 8 Greifensee / Baumgarten-Sandbüel 140
  9. 9 Greifensee / Grafenwis 126
  10. 10 Wildsberg 122
  11. 11 Greifensee / Hof 111
  12. 12 Greifensee / Ladenzentrum Stationsstrasse 102
  13. 13 Greifensee / Breiti 100
  14. 14 Greifensee / Tumigerstrasse 91
  15. 15 Greifensee / Meierwis 75
  16. 16 Greifensee / Wildsbergstrasse / Tumigerstrasse 73
  17. 17 Greifensee / Schloss / Städtli 60
  18. 18 Greifensee / Säge 55
  19. 19 Greifensee / Seestrasse / Dorfstrasse 54
  20. 20 Spitz 13
  21. 21 Furen 1

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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