- Elevation
- 396 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- ZRH Zürich Airport8 km
- BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg76 km
About Werdinsel
Werdinsel is an island. Location: Canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
Werdinsel, also known as Limmatauen Werdhölzli, is an island and a protected area in the Limmat river in Switzerland.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1945
- Length
- 0.9 km
- Area
- 80 ha
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Werdinsel
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Lizenz: Creative commons BY SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Swissair 1932 Lizenz: Creative commons BY SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
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Marco Zanoli · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Walter Schmid · CC BY 4.0
Climate of Werdinsel
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 96 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- June (124 mm)
- Driest month
- March (73 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 25° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 86 | 73 | 85 | 100 | 124 | 116 | 111 | 84 | 89 | 96 | 93 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Werdinsel
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 8 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 6 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 8 kmnortheast
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 76 kmwest
- Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 81 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 6 kmsoutheast
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 21 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 71 kmwest
- Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 82 kmnorthwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 94 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Werdinsel
Within 100 km: 562 historic and cultural sites, 4,439 natural sites, 892 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km136 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 4 kmW
- Saffa Insel Island 7 kmSE
- Lake Zurich Lake 25 kmSE
- Pfäffikersee Lake 23 kmE
25–60 km1,458 places
- Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 60 kmNE
- Ufenau Island 30 kmSE
- Insel Lützelau Island 31 kmSE
- Schönenwerd Island 28 kmSE
60–100 km4,299 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 93 kmSW
- Mainau Island 63 kmNE
- Schnäggeninseli Island 85 kmSW
- Walensee Lake 62 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Zürich (Kreis 10) / Höngg Neighbourhood, Zurich0.8 km NE
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Zürich (Kreis 9) / Altstetten Neighbourhood, Zurich1.2 km S
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Zürich (Kreis 10) Neighbourhood, Zurich1.3 km NE
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Zürich (Kreis 9) Neighbourhood, Zurich2 km S
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Oberengstringen Municipality, Dietikon District2 km NW
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Oberengstringen / Kirchweg Neighbourhood, Oberengstringen1.3 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Flussbad Au-Höngg Natural site, Canton of Zurich0.2 km SE
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Hardturm Landmark, Zurich1.5 km SE -
Käferberg Mountain, Zurich2.5 km E
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Letzigrund Stadium Landmark, Zurich2.3 km SE -
Flussbad Unterer Letten Natural site, Canton of Zurich3.4 km E
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Katzensee Lake, Switzerland3.5 km N
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Unterer Chatzensee Lake, Zurich3.5 km N
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Flussbad Oberer Letten Natural site, Canton of Zurich4 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources