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Municipality

Rain

Located in Hochdorf District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°07′49″ N 8°15′32″ E

Map showing the location of Rain Rain
Location in Switzerland
Population
2,831
2.8K
Elevation
582 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Rain
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport42 km
BRN Bern Airport63 km

About Rain

Rain is a municipality. Location: Hochdorf District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 2,831. Elevation: 582 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Toni's Zoo and Müliweier.

Climate of Rain

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
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 Rain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°3°7°10°13°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)889792102119151145143102102108101

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

How to get to Rain

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 63 kmsouthwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 76 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 34 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 55 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 65 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 70 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 98 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Rain

Within 100 km: 403 historic and cultural sites, 5,462 natural sites, 937 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km216 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 20 kmN
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 13 kmSE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 15 kmW
  • Lorzeninsel Island 19 kmE

25–60 km2,357 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 34 kmNE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 51 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 45 kmS
  • Ufenau Island 41 kmE

60–100 km4,229 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 65 kmW
  • Mainau Island 95 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 91 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Rain

3 places

Cities & villages3

Nearby attractions & nature

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