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Municipality

Lucerne

Located in Lucerne-Stadt District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°02′50″ N 8°19′31″ E

Map showing the location of Lucerne Lucerne
Location in Switzerland
Population
82,257
82.3K
Elevation
431 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
37
listed under Lucerne
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport49 km
BRN Bern Airport65 km

About Lucerne

Lucerne is a municipality. Location: Lucerne-Stadt District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 82,257. Elevation: 431 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Verkehrshaus der Schweiz and Rotsee.

Climate of Lucerne

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 Lucerne
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 Lucerne

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 northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 49 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 65 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 86 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 39 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 59 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 68 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 80 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 109 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Lucerne

Within 100 km: 389 historic and cultural sites, 5,841 natural sites, 964 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km412 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 21 kmE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 3 kmSE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 23 kmNW
  • Lorzeninsel Island 19 kmNE

25–60 km2,568 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 41 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 56 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 56 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 46 kmSW

60–100 km4,214 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 68 kmW
  • Mainau Island 98 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Lucerne and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Lucerne Lucerne St. Gallen Lugano
Population 82.3K 81.7K 75.8K 63.2K
Elevation 431 m 437 m 684 m 284 m
Summer day (hottest month) 24° 24° 22° 27°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° -2° -3° 0°
Annual rainfall 1,350 mm 1,350 mm 1,297 mm 1,416 mm
Best months May–Sep May–Sep Jun–Sep May–Sep
Distance — 1 km 90 km 125 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Lucerne

37 places
  1. 1 Lucerne 81.7K
  2. 2 Littau 16.1K

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

Cities & villages27

Mountains & nature2

Heritage & sights6

Nearby attractions & nature

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