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Municipality

Maur

Located in Uster District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°20′10″ N 8°39′36″ E

Map showing the location of Maur Maur
Location in Switzerland
Population
10,468
10.5K
Elevation
557 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
48
listed under Maur
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport16 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport70 km

About Maur

Maur is a municipality. Location: Uster District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 10,468. Elevation: 557 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Greifensee and Aa.

Climate of Maur

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (127 mm)
Driest month
January (65 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 Maur
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°3°8°11°13°13°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)6576668110012711911485828780

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

How to get to Maur

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 16 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 9 km to the west.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 16 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 70 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 74 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 9 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 19 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 86 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 95 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 102 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Maur

Within 100 km: 566 historic and cultural sites, 5,086 natural sites, 984 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km219 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 19 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 16 kmSE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 16 kmSE
  • Schönenwerd Island 15 kmS

25–60 km1,839 places

  • Mainau Island 58 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 53 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 43 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 34 kmW

60–100 km4,578 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 97 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 97 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 87 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Maur

48 places
  1. 1 Ebmatingen 2.3K
  2. 2 Aesch 1.7K
  3. 3 Binz 1.6K
  4. 4 Ebmatingen / Bachtobel 782
  5. 5 Scheuren 707
  6. 6 Ebmatingen / Lebern 571
  7. 7 Ebmatingen / Rainholz 396
  8. 8 Maur 307
  9. 9 Ebmatingen / Bergwisen 192
  10. 10 Ebmatingen / Rain 140
  11. 11 Maur / Hubrain 128
  12. 12 Halde 122
  13. 13 Maur / Chaibler 122
  14. 14 Ebmatingen / Gerstacher 119
  15. 15 Bunt 80
  16. 16 Ebmatingen / Chalen 78
  17. 17 Eggenberg 76
  18. 18 Maur / Regenbogen 57
  19. 19 Uessikon 55
  20. 20 Guldenenstrasse 45
  21. 21 Stuelen 43
  22. 22 Wassberg 32
  23. 23 Hintere Wannwis 21
  24. 24 Looren 21
  25. 25 Platte 20
  26. 26 Neugut 17
  27. 27 Vordere Wannwis 17
  28. 28 Aschbach 14
  29. 29 Berg 14
  30. 30 Heuberg 13
  31. 31 Letzi 13
  32. 32 Steindrüsen 13
  33. 33 Halden 10
  34. 34 Wolfgalgen 10
  35. 35 Ifang 9
  36. 36 Kreuzbühl 9
  37. 37 Brügglen 8
  38. 38 Hell 8
  39. 39 Schifflände 8
  40. 40 Fluh 7
  41. 41 Süssplätz 7
  42. 42 Bachlen 6
  43. 43 Rüti 5
  44. 44 Stiefelacher 5
  45. 45 Grueben 4
  46. 46 Feld 3
  47. 47 Wölfern 3

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

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