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Rickenbach (ZH)

Located in Winterthur District, Canton of Zurich Coordinates: 47°33′04″ N 8°47′36″ E

Map showing the location of Rickenbach (ZH) Rickenbach (ZH)
Location in Switzerland
Population
2,749
2.7K
Elevation
416 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
17
listed under Rickenbach (ZH)
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport21 km
FDH Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen56 km

About Rickenbach (ZH)

Rickenbach (ZH) is a municipality. Location: Winterthur District, Canton of Zurich. Population: 2,749. Elevation: 416 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Lindberg and Technorama Winterthur.

Climate of Rickenbach (ZH)

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (113 mm)
Driest month
March (56 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 Rickenbach (ZH)
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°14°19°22°24°24°20°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)57665671861131059973747773

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

How to get to Rickenbach (ZH)

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 21 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 7 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 21 kmsouthwest
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 56 kmeast
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 58 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 7 kmsouthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 28 kmsouthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 86 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 92 kmwest
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 109 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Rickenbach (ZH)

Within 100 km: 611 historic and cultural sites, 4,424 natural sites, 929 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km154 places

  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 18 kmNE
  • Insel Werd Island 13 kmNE
  • Pfäffikersee Lake 22 kmS
  • Greifensee Lake 24 kmS

25–60 km1,235 places

  • Mainau Island 35 kmNE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 31 kmSW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 32 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 51 kmSW

60–100 km4,575 places

  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 66 kmSW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 75 kmS
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 69 kmSW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 74 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Rickenbach (ZH)

17 places
  1. 1 Sulz 1.2K
  2. 2 Rickenbach 705
  3. 3 Sulz / Sulz West 283
  4. 4 Rickenbach / Mühle-Hueb-Schweizi 267
  5. 5 Rickenbach / Büel 252
  6. 6 Sulz / Dörnler 226
  7. 7 Rickenbach / Dorf-Neugut 186
  8. 8 Sulz / Gassenacker-Wiesacker 175
  9. 9 Sulz / Sunnezirkel 155
  10. 10 Sulz / Brünnelacker 114
  11. 11 Sulz / Sulz Ost 108
  12. 12 Sulz / Steinler 95
  13. 13 Sulz / Felix 88
  14. 14 Hinter-Grüt 26
  15. 15 Mottli 8
  16. 16 Römerhof 8

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

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