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Municipality

Emmen

Located in Hochdorf District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°05′12″ N 8°17′10″ E

Map showing the location of Emmen Emmen
Location in Switzerland
Population
31,043
31K
Elevation
453 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
8
listed under Emmen
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport46 km
BRN Bern Airport63 km

About Emmen

Emmen is a municipality. Location: Hochdorf District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 31,043. Elevation: 453 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Kloster Rathausen and Kleine Emme.

Climate of Emmen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (151 mm)
Driest month
January (88 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 Emmen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°11°14°19°22°24°24°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°4°8°11°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)889792102119151145143102102108101

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

How to get to Emmen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 46 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 37 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 46 kmnortheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 63 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 81 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 37 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 57 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 66 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 75 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 103 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Emmen

Within 100 km: 392 historic and cultural sites, 5,642 natural sites, 952 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km314 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 25 kmN
  • Insel Schwanau Island 24 kmE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 8 kmSE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 19 kmNW

25–60 km2,435 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 38 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 58 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 58 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 48 kmSW

60–100 km4,237 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 66 kmW
  • Mainau Island 97 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 93 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Emmen

8 places
  1. 1 Emmen 30.9K

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

Cities & villages4

Lakes, rivers & coasts3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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