# Riff Williams, Switzerland: what it is and when to go > Riff Williams is a dive site in Switzerland (Zurich). Interests: Diving. The best time to visit is June to September. In June there are 15 h 42 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 17. Here is what it is, where it lies, when to come, how to get there and what else is nearby to turn it into a trip. - Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/riff-williams/ - Reviewed on: 2026-10-02 - Language: en ## In a nutshell - **What it is:** Dive site · Diving - **Where:** Switzerland - **Best time:** June to September. - **Nearest airport:** ZRH Zurich, 20 km as the crow flies - **Website:** [dive-links.com](http://www.dive-links.com/tauchplatz.php?id=2601) - **Coordinates:** 47.28485, 8.60841 ## What it is and where Riff Williams is a dive site in Switzerland (Zurich). It is in [Zurich](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/zurich/), where this site lists 286 more places to see, 12 km from the centre. Its coordinates are 47.28485, 8.60841; the nearest main airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH, Zurich), 20 km as the crow flies. How to get around Switzerland (train, car, bus) is covered in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/#moverse). - [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=47.284848%2C8.608411) - [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.284848%2C8.608411) It is one of the [Diving](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/submarinismo/) places in Switzerland. In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap. ## When to go The best time to visit Riff Williams is **June to September**. | Mes | Época | Hours of daylight | | --- | --- | --- | | January | Better not | 8 h 41 | | February | Better not | 10 h 01 | | March | Better not | 11 h 36 | | April | Possible | 13 h 23 | | May | Possible | 14 h 53 | | June | Best time | 15 h 42 | | July | Best time | 15 h 22 | | August | Best time | 14 h 03 | | September | Best time | 12 h 19 | | October | Possible | 10 h 36 | | November | Better not | 9 h 03 | | December | Better not | 8 h 17 | In June there are 15 h 42 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 17. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather. When to go to Switzerland in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/#cuando-ir). ## Before you go to Switzerland To enter Switzerland there are 7 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Valid Spanish ID card (DNI) or passport”: they are all, with their deadlines, in [the Switzerland checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/#antes-de-salir). Currency: Swiss franc (CHF); plugs: Type J · 230 V · 50 Hz (the European type C fits; the three-pin Schuko doesn't); emergencies: 112 · 117 police · 144 ambulance · 1414 air rescue (Rega). In [Kokai](https://kokai.app/en/) you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it. ## What is nearby - [Matterhorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/matterhorn/): Dive site · 411 m - [Badeanlage Steinrad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/badeanlage-steinrad/): Dive site · 846 m - [Bocchiaplatz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/bocchiaplatz/): Dive site · 1.2 km - [Kleiner Parkplatz Erlenbach Schipfe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/kleiner-parkplatz-erlenbach-schipfe/): Dive site · 1.3 km - [Zürichsee Rundweg - Etappe 9](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/zurichsee-rundweg-etappe-9/): Hiking · 1.4 km Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in [the Switzerland guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/). ## More in Switzerland: Diving - [Tellskapelle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/tellskapelle/): chapel building in Sisikon in the canton of Uri, Switzerland - [Rheinbrücke Feuerthalen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/rheinbrucke-feuerthalen/): bridge in Switzerland - [Weisswasserstelz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/burgruine-weisswasserstelz/): castle ruin - [Jura](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/die-jura-wrack/): 1854 steamboat - [Schiller stone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/schillerstein/): rock jutting out of the water at the entrance to the Lake of Uri in the municipality of Seelisberg in the canton of Uri, Switzerland - [Alte Julierbrücke](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/alte-julierbrucke/): Dive site Every Switzerland place under Diving, each with its season, is on [its page](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/submarinismo/). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is Riff Williams? It is a dive site in Switzerland. ### When is the best time to visit Riff Williams? June to September. In June there are 15 h 42 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 17. ### How do you get to Riff Williams? The nearest main airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 20 km as the crow flies. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.284848%2C8.608411) opens the route on the map, and how to get around Switzerland is explained in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/#moverse). ### How do I add it to my trip? With one tap. In Kokai it is already on the Switzerland map, next to the places you save yourself: add it to a day's plan, give it a time and, if you like, get a reminder when you pass nearby. ### What else is around here? Nearby you have [Matterhorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/matterhorn/), [Badeanlage Steinrad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/badeanlage-steinrad/), [Bocchiaplatz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/bocchiaplatz/). The rest is in [the Switzerland guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suiza/). Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/241788315), licensed under the ODbL, and from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0. Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).