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Municipality

Meggen

Located in Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°03′05″ N 8°22′20″ E

Map showing the location of Meggen Meggen
Location in Switzerland
Population
7,436
7.4K
Elevation
552 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Meggen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport47 km
BRN Bern Airport68 km

About Meggen

Meggen is a municipality. Location: Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 7,436. Elevation: 552 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Altstadinsle and Sankt-Niklausen-Insle.

Climate of Meggen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
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 Meggen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)82928810111915214814610410110695

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

How to get to Meggen

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 47 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 38 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 47 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 68 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 89 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 38 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 57 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 71 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 83 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 111 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Meggen

Within 100 km: 400 historic and cultural sites, 5,870 natural sites, 966 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km445 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 17 kmE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 2 kmSW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 25 kmSE
  • Lorzeninsel Island 17 kmNE

25–60 km2,621 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 40 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 59 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 59 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 48 kmSW

60–100 km4,170 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 72 kmW
  • Mainau Island 96 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 91 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 81 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Meggen

3 places
  1. 1 Meggen 6.5K

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

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