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Hirs

Located in Eschenbach (LU), Hochdorf District Coordinates: 47°07′06″ N 8°17′49″ E

Map showing the location of Hirs Hirs
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
494 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport42 km
BRN Bern Airport65 km

About Hirs

Hirs is a village. Location: Eschenbach (LU), Hochdorf District. Elevation: 494 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Kloster Eschenbach and Toni's Zoo.

Climate of Hirs

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)

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 Hirs
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)889792102119151145143102102108101

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

How to get to Hirs

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 42 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 34 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 42 kmnortheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 65 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 79 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 34 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 54 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 67 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 73 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 101 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Hirs

Within 100 km: 413 historic and cultural sites, 5,544 natural sites, 954 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km265 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 22 kmN
  • Insel Schwanau Island 25 kmSE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 11 kmSE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 18 kmW

25–60 km2,393 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 34 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 51 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 45 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 38 kmE

60–100 km4,253 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 68 kmW
  • Mainau Island 94 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 90 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 79 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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