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Municipality

Vitznau

Located in Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°01′01″ N 8°29′30″ E

Map showing the location of Vitznau Vitznau
Location in Switzerland
Population
1,402
1.4K
Elevation
917 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
9
listed under Vitznau
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport49 km
BRN Bern Airport76 km

About Vitznau

Vitznau is a municipality. Location: Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 1,402. Elevation: 917 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Rigi Scheidegg and Höcheli.

Climate of Vitznau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
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 Vitznau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°7°11°16°18°21°20°16°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-2°1°6°9°11°11°7°4°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)82928810111915214814610410110695

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

How to get to Vitznau

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 49 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 39 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 49 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 76 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 96 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 39 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 57 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 80 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 92 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 119 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Vitznau

Within 100 km: 408 historic and cultural sites, 6,075 natural sites, 995 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km614 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 8 kmE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 10 kmW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 16 kmSE
  • Lorzeninsel Island 18 kmN

25–60 km2,713 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 44 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 52 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 45 kmSW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 38 kmNW

60–100 km4,151 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 81 kmW
  • Mainau Island 93 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 89 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Vitznau

9 places
  1. 1 Vitznau 1.5K

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

Cities & villages4

Mountains & nature4

Nearby attractions & nature

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