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Municipality

Elgg

Located in Winterthur District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°29′29″ N 8°51′52″ E

Map showing the location of Elgg Elgg
Location in Switzerland
Population
4,942
4.9K
Elevation
519 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
36
listed under Elgg
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport24 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport52 km

About Elgg

Elgg is a municipality. Location: Winterthur District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 4,942. Elevation: 519 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Ramisbach and Kloster Tänikon.

Climate of Elgg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (145 mm)
Driest month
January (67 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 Elgg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°19°13°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)67787492111145144135101869585

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

How to get to Elgg

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 24 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 11 km to the west.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 24 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 52 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 53 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 11 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 27 kmsouthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 94 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 98 kmwest
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 114 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Elgg

Within 100 km: 586 historic and cultural sites, 4,764 natural sites, 975 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km158 places

  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 20 kmNE
  • Insel Werd Island 18 kmN
  • Pfäffikersee Lake 17 kmS
  • Greifensee Lake 21 kmSW

25–60 km1,396 places

  • Mainau Island 35 kmNE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 33 kmW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 30 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 53 kmSW

60–100 km4,771 places

  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 64 kmSW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 69 kmS
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 70 kmSW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 69 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Elgg

36 places
  1. 1 Elgg 3.3K
  2. 2 Elgg / Städtchen und Umgebung 2.3K
  3. 3 Elgg / Neu-Elgg 940
  4. 4 Dickbuch 128
  5. 5 Hofstetten 52
  6. 6 Huggenberg 49
  7. 7 Wenzikon 42
  8. 8 Aadorferfeld 35
  9. 9 Jakobstal 21
  10. 10 Tiefenstein 21
  11. 11 Steig 20
  12. 12 Sennhof 17
  13. 13 Heurüti 14
  14. 14 Hohbühl 14
  15. 15 Geretswil 13
  16. 16 Oberhof 12
  17. 17 Scheunberg 12
  18. 18 Burghof 11
  19. 19 Giesental 11
  20. 20 Haggenbergstrasse 9
  21. 21 Sonnental 7
  22. 22 Fahrenhof 6
  23. 23 Sonnenhof 6
  24. 24 Birmenstal 5
  25. 25 Weidhof 5
  26. 26 Wiesental 5
  27. 27 Freihof 4
  28. 28 Ristall 4
  29. 29 Horben 3
  30. 30 Schloss Elgg 2

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

Cities & villages3

Mountains & nature1

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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