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Municipality

Rothenburg

Located in Hochdorf District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°06′17″ N 8°15′49″ E

Map showing the location of Rothenburg Rothenburg
Location in Switzerland
Population
7,678
7.7K
Elevation
529 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
12
listed under Rothenburg
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport45 km
BRN Bern Airport62 km

About Rothenburg

Rothenburg is a municipality. Location: Hochdorf District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 7,678. Elevation: 529 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Riffigweier and Adligeweier.

Climate of Rothenburg

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 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 Rothenburg
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)889792102119151145143102102108101

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

How to get to Rothenburg

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 36 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 45 kmnortheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 62 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 79 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 36 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 57 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 64 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 Rothenburg

Within 100 km: 391 historic and cultural sites, 5,554 natural sites, 948 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km257 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 22 kmN
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 11 kmSE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 16 kmNW
  • Lorzeninsel Island 19 kmNE

25–60 km2,404 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 36 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 58 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 58 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 49 kmSW

60–100 km4,232 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 65 kmW
  • Mainau Island 97 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 93 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Rothenburg

12 places

Cities & villages11

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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