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Municipality

Schongau

Located in Hochdorf District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°16′07″ N 8°16′03″ E

Map showing the location of Schongau Schongau
Location in Switzerland
Population
1,030
1K
Elevation
697 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
7
listed under Schongau
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport30 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg67 km

About Schongau

Schongau is a municipality. Location: Hochdorf District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 1,030. Elevation: 697 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Schongi-Land and Muri Abbey.

Climate of Schongau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
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 Schongau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°12°17°20°22°22°18°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°0°2°7°10°12°11°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)9299879711414113413097102111107

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

How to get to Schongau

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 30 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 24 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 30 kmnortheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 67 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 71 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 24 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 43 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 61 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 72 kmsouthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 87 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Schongau

Within 100 km: 450 historic and cultural sites, 4,849 natural sites, 895 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km143 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 20 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 5 kmNW
  • Saffa Insel Island 22 kmNE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 18 kmSW

25–60 km1,749 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 60 kmS
  • Ufenau Island 39 kmE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 40 kmE
  • Schönenwerd Island 35 kmE

60–100 km4,302 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 72 kmSW
  • Mainau Island 85 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 82 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 69 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Schongau

7 places
  1. 1 Aesch 911

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

Cities & villages6

Nearby attractions & nature

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