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Village

Birch

Located in Brütten, Winterthur District Coordinates: 47°28′36″ N 8°39′31″ E

Map showing the location of Birch Birch
Location in Switzerland
Population
5
5
Elevation
610 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport9 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen68 km

About Birch

Birch is a village. Location: Brütten, Winterthur District. Population: 5. Elevation: 610 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Gerlisberg and Lattenbuck.

Climate of Birch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · 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 Birch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)6576668110012711911485828780

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

How to get to Birch

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 9 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 6 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 9 kmwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 68 kmeast
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 68 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 6 kmnortheast
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 15 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 82 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 84 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 105 kmwest

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

Day trips from Birch

Within 100 km: 590 historic and cultural sites, 4,464 natural sites, 906 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km153 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 18 kmSW
  • Saffa Insel Island 17 kmSW
  • Pfäffikersee Lake 17 kmSE
  • Katzensee Lake 14 kmW

25–60 km1,300 places

  • Mainau Island 48 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 44 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 31 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 38 kmSW

60–100 km4,507 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 100 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 93 kmSW
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 99 kmSW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 65 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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