Zürich
City in Switzerland: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Zürich is a city in Switzerland, in Zurich. About 415,367 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Switzerland in our atlas.
It lies at 47.37° N, 8.55° E, about 429 m (1,407 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Zurich time zone.
Location
Red dot: Zürich. Green dots: other major cities of Switzerland. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Zürich has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 23°C (74°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -4°C (25°F). Around 1,311 mm (52 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in SwitzerlandNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Winterthur · 20 km
- Luzern · 40 km
- Sankt Gallen · 62 km
- Basel · 76 km
- Bern · 95 km
- Lugano · 154 km
- Lausanne · 172 km
- Geneva · 222 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2657896 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Letzigrund 2024 2: Seasider53, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Opernhaus Zürich - Sechseläutenplatz 2013-08-31 18-30-40: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Kunsthaus Zürich 2011-08-06 18-44-30 ShiftN2: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Üetliberg: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Sammlung Bührle: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Zuerich Villa Wesendonck: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Zürichberg - Zürich Hafen Enge - Löwendenkmal 2010-08-21 18-56-00: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Zoo Zürich Kaeng Krachan Elefantenpark 2: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
