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Municipality

Hitzkirch

Located in Hochdorf District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°13′27″ N 8°15′51″ E

Map showing the location of Hitzkirch Hitzkirch
Location in Switzerland
Population
5,858
5.9K
Elevation
499 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
8
listed under Hitzkirch
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport34 km
BRN Bern Airport68 km

About Hitzkirch

Hitzkirch is a municipality. Location: Hochdorf District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 5,858. Elevation: 499 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Baldeggersee and Lindenberg.

Climate of Hitzkirch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (141 mm)
Driest month
March (87 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 Hitzkirch
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°13°18°21°24°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)9299879711414113413097102111107

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

How to get to Hitzkirch

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 34 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 27 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 34 kmnortheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 68 kmsouthwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 70 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 27 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 47 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 69 kmsouthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 91 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Hitzkirch

Within 100 km: 440 historic and cultural sites, 5,073 natural sites, 910 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km122 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 24 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 10 kmN
  • Saffa Insel Island 25 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 22 kmS

25–60 km1,937 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 55 kmS
  • Ufenau Island 39 kmE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 40 kmE
  • Schönenwerd Island 34 kmE

60–100 km4,364 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 69 kmSW
  • Mainau Island 88 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 85 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 72 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Hitzkirch

8 places
  1. 1 Hitzkirch 2.2K
  2. 2 Hämikon 451

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

Cities & villages5

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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