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Municipality

Horw

Located in Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°00′48″ N 8°18′39″ E

Map showing the location of Horw Horw
Location in Switzerland
Population
14,243
14.2K
Elevation
438 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
6
listed under Horw
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport53 km
BRN Bern Airport63 km

About Horw

Horw is a municipality. Location: Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 14,243. Elevation: 438 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Kapellbrücke and Zingel.

Climate of Horw

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 2° · 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 Horw
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°11°14°19°22°24°24°20°15°9°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°4°8°11°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)889792102119151145143102102108101

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

How to get to Horw

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 53 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 43 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 53 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 63 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 88 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 43 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 63 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 66 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 82 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 111 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Horw

Within 100 km: 364 historic and cultural sites, 5,929 natural sites, 981 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km489 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 22 kmE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 4 kmNE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 25 kmNW
  • Lorzeninsel Island 23 kmNE

25–60 km2,615 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 45 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 53 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 53 kmSW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 57 kmSW

60–100 km4,170 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 67 kmW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 98 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 87 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 65 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Horw

6 places
  1. 1 Horw 12.3K

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

Cities & villages5

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