Lake

Riffigweier

Located in Emmen, Hochdorf District Coordinates: 47°05′20″ N 8°16′02″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 492 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Emmen; 1.3 km S
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: ZRH Zürich Airport46 km; BRN Bern Airport62 km

About Riffigweier

Riffigweier is a lake. Location: Emmen, Hochdorf District. Elevation: 492 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Adligeweier and Kleine Emme.

Climate of Riffigweier

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month: July (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: June (151 mm)
Driest month: January (88 mm)

4° -2°

6° -2°

10° 1°

14° 4°

19° 8°

21° 11°

24° 13°

23° 13°

19° 10°

14° 6°

8° 1°

5° -1°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

102

May

119

Jun

151

Jul

145

Aug

143

Sep

102

Oct

102

Nov

108

Dec

101

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 Riffigweier
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	6°	10°	14°	19°	21°	24°	23°	19°	14°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	6°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	88	97	92	102	119	151	145	143	102	102	108	101

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

How to get to Riffigweier

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 46 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 38 km to the northeast.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 46 kmnortheast
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 62 kmwest
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 80 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 38 kmnortheast
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 58 kmnortheast
Bern Population: 121.6K 64 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 74 kmnorthwest
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 102 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Riffigweier

Within 100 km: 390 historic and cultural sites, 5,620 natural sites, 953 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km289 places

Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 24 kmN
Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 9 kmSE
Mauesee-Insel Island 17 kmNW
Lorzeninsel Island 20 kmNE

25–60 km2,416 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 38 kmN
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 57 kmSW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 57 kmSW
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 47 kmSW

60–100 km4,258 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 65 kmW
Mainau Island 98 kmNE
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 94 kmNE
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 83 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Emmen Town, Emmen
1.3 km S
Rothenburg Municipality, Hochdorf District
1.8 km N
Emmenbrücke Village, Emmen
0.4 km E
Benziwil Neighbourhood, Emmen
0.9 km E
Gerliswil Village, Emmen
1.1 km S
Rothenburg Village, Rothenburg
0.8 km NE

Riffigweier

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Adligeweier Lake, Emmen
1.4 km E
Kleine Emme River, Switzerland
2.9 km SE
Rotsee Lake, Canton of Lucerne
4.1 km SE
Toni's Zoo Attraction, Rothenburg
2.1 km N
Gütsch Mountain, Lucerne
4.5 km SE
Tüffeweier Lake, Neuenkirch
4.7 km W
Täschlerhüsliweier Lake, Emmen
5.2 km E
Chänzeliweier Lake, Buchrain
5.5 km E

Riffigweier

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026