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Mountain

Höchberg

Located in Kriens, Lucerne-Land District Coordinates: 47°00′16″ N 8°13′47″ E

Map showing the location of Höchberg Höchberg
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,198 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hergiswil (NW)
3.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport56 km
BRN Bern Airport57 km

About Höchberg

Höchberg is a mountain. Location: Kriens, Lucerne-Land District. Elevation: 1,198 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Dornegg and Würzenegg.

Climate of Höchberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -3° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
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 Höchberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°6°9°14°17°19°19°15°10°4°0°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-4°-1°3°6°9°8°5°1°-3°-6°
Precipitation (mm)889792102119151145143102102108101

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Höchberg

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 56 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 47 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 56 kmnortheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 57 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 85 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 47 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 60 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 67 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 Höchberg

Within 100 km: 343 historic and cultural sites, 5,937 natural sites, 982 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km456 places

  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 10 kmE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 22 kmNW
  • Insel Eielen Island 24 kmNE
  • Gamma-Inseli Island 20 kmNW

25–60 km2,571 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 48 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 48 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 48 kmSW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 52 kmSW

60–100 km4,235 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 61 kmW
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 92 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 66 kmS
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 83 kmW

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