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Municipality

Pfungen

Located in Winterthur District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°30′40″ N 8°38′33″ E

Map showing the location of Pfungen Pfungen
Location in Switzerland
Population
3,900
3.9K
Elevation
431 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
5
listed under Pfungen
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport9 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen68 km

About Pfungen

Pfungen is a municipality. Location: Winterthur District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 3,900. Elevation: 431 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Irchel and Gerlisberg.

Climate of Pfungen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (109 mm)
Driest month
March (59 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 Pfungen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°14°19°22°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)67735972851091009571788281

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

How to get to Pfungen

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

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 9 kmsouthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 68 kmeast
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 69 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 6 kmeast
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 18 kmsouthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 80 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 81 kmwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 102 kmwest

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

Day trips from Pfungen

Within 100 km: 600 historic and cultural sites, 4,288 natural sites, 892 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km165 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 19 kmSW
  • Saffa Insel Island 20 kmSW
  • Insel Werd Island 23 kmNE
  • Pfäffikersee Lake 21 kmSE

25–60 km1,190 places

  • Mainau Island 47 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 44 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 30 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 39 kmSW

60–100 km4,425 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 96 kmSW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 69 kmS
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 68 kmS
  • Walensee Lake 60 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Pfungen

5 places
  1. 1 Pfungen 2.4K
  2. 2 Bruni 16
  3. 3 Rumstal 14
  4. 4 Stubenwis 7
  5. 5 Salhof 5

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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