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Municipality

Kriens

Located in Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°01′15″ N 8°15′32″ E

Map showing the location of Kriens Kriens
Location in Switzerland
Population
27,847
27.8K
Elevation
843 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
13
listed under Kriens
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport53 km
BRN Bern Airport59 km

About Kriens

Kriens is a municipality. Location: Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 27,847. Elevation: 843 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Dornegg and Klimsenhorn.

Climate of Kriens

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
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 Kriens
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°11°16°19°22°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°1°6°9°11°11°7°4°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)889792102119151145143102102108101

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

How to get to Kriens

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 53 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 44 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 53 kmnortheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 59 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 85 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 44 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 62 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 64 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 79 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 107 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Kriens

Within 100 km: 358 historic and cultural sites, 5,875 natural sites, 983 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km434 places

  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 8 kmE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 22 kmNW
  • Lorzeninsel Island 25 kmNE
  • Insel Eielen Island 22 kmNE

25–60 km2,576 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 45 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 51 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 51 kmSW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 55 kmSW

60–100 km4,206 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 63 kmW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 100 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 89 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 67 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kriens

13 places
  1. 1 Kriens 25K

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

Cities & villages10

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

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