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Lake Sempach

Located in Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°08′39″ N 8°09′19″ E

Map showing the location of Lake Sempach Lake Sempach
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
500 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Eich
1.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport46 km
BRN Bern Airport56 km

About Lake Sempach

Lake Sempach is a lake. Location: Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Elevation: 500 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Gamma-Inseli and Sankt Margrete.

Climate of Lake Sempach

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (149 mm)
Driest month
January (94 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Lake Sempach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°19°21°24°23°20°14°9°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)9410095103120149142140101104112107

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

How to get to Lake Sempach

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 46 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 39 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 46 kmnortheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 56 kmsouthwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 70 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 39 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 58 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 59 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 92 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Lake Sempach

Within 100 km: 402 historic and cultural sites, 5,304 natural sites, 910 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km155 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 18 kmN
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 20 kmSE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 7 kmNW
  • Gamma-Inseli Island 3 kmNW

25–60 km2,041 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 58 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 36 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 58 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 58 kmSW

60–100 km4,420 places

  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 96 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 84 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 62 kmSW
  • Lago Nero Lake 83 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Eich Village, Eich
    1.2 km NE
  • Nottwil Municipality, Sursee District
    2.3 km SW
  • Eich Municipality, Sursee District
    2.1 km NE
  • Nottwil Village, Nottwil
    1.7 km SW
  • Sempach Municipality, Sursee District
    3.4 km E
  • Oberkirch Village, Oberkirch
    3.3 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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