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Municipality

Buchrain

Located in Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°06′06″ N 8°20′53″ E

Map showing the location of Buchrain Buchrain
Location in Switzerland
Population
6,361
6.4K
Elevation
418 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Buchrain
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport42 km
BRN Bern Airport68 km

About Buchrain

Buchrain is a municipality. Location: Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 6,361. Elevation: 418 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Täschlerhüsliweier and Kloster Rathausen.

Climate of Buchrain

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (152 mm)
Driest month
January (82 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 Buchrain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°14°19°22°24°24°20°14°9°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°5°9°12°14°14°11°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)82928810111915214814610410110695

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

How to get to Buchrain

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 42 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 33 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 42 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 68 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 84 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 33 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 53 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 71 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 77 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 106 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Buchrain

Within 100 km: 413 historic and cultural sites, 5,665 natural sites, 963 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km339 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 25 kmNW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 20 kmE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 8 kmS
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 22 kmW

25–60 km2,454 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 35 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 52 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 45 kmSW
  • Ufenau Island 35 kmE

60–100 km4,248 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 71 kmW
  • Mainau Island 93 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 89 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 78 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Buchrain

2 places
  1. 1 Buchrain 5.3K

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

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

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