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Municipality

Mönchaltorf

Located in Uster District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°18′46″ N 8°43′24″ E

Map showing the location of Mönchaltorf Mönchaltorf
Location in Switzerland
Population
3,898
3.9K
Elevation
451 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
24
listed under Mönchaltorf
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport21 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport66 km

About Mönchaltorf

Mönchaltorf is a municipality. Location: Uster District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 3,898. Elevation: 451 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Pfannenstiel and Stollen.

Climate of Mönchaltorf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 97 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
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 Mönchaltorf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°10°13°19°21°24°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°4°9°12°14°14°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)69827593112147148141102919786

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

How to get to Mönchaltorf

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 21 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 14 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 21 kmnorthwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 66 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 72 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 14 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 21 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 91 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 100 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 105 kmwest

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

Day trips from Mönchaltorf

Within 100 km: 542 historic and cultural sites, 5,315 natural sites, 1,030 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km253 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 24 kmNW
  • Ufenau Island 11 kmS
  • Insel Lützelau Island 11 kmSE
  • Schönenwerd Island 12 kmS

25–60 km1,981 places

  • Mainau Island 56 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 52 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 43 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 38 kmW

60–100 km4,653 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 99 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 99 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 88 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 81 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Mönchaltorf

24 places
  1. 1 Mönchaltorf 2.8K
  2. 2 Mönchaltorf / Dorf 1.1K
  3. 3 Mönchaltorf / Hohfurren 534
  4. 4 Mönchaltorf / Bruggächer 493
  5. 5 Mönchaltorf / Heugarten 356
  6. 6 Mönchaltorf / Rietwis 314
  7. 7 Lindhof 56
  8. 8 Heusberg 40
  9. 9 Wihalden 40
  10. 10 Unterer Brand 36
  11. 11 Wüeri 28
  12. 12 Burg 16
  13. 13 Oberer Brand 13
  14. 14 Breitacher 9
  15. 15 Lindenmatt 8
  16. 16 Hänsler 7
  17. 17 Weid 6
  18. 18 Buchholz 5
  19. 19 Gibel 5
  20. 20 Mönchaltorf / Schwerzisteg 5
  21. 21 Chilchli 4
  22. 22 Himendal 4
  23. 23 Widenriet 4
  24. 24 Heidihof 3

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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