Mountain

Gütsch

Located in Lucerne, Lucerne-Stadt District Coordinates: 47°03′05″ N 8°17′26″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 447 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Lucerne; 1.2 km E
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: ZRH Zürich Airport49 km; BRN Bern Airport62 km

About Gütsch

Gütsch is a mountain. Location: Lucerne, Lucerne-Stadt District. Elevation: 447 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Kapellbrücke and Hirschpark Luzern.

Climate of Gütsch

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · 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)

5° -2°

6° -1°

11° 1°

14° 4°

19° 8°

22° 11°

24° 14°

24° 13°

20° 10°

14° 6°

8° 2°

5° -1°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

102

May

119

Jun

151

Jul

145

Aug

143

Sep

102

Oct

102

Nov

108

Dec

101

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 Gütsch
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	11°	14°	19°	22°	24°	24°	20°	14°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-1°	1°	4°	8°	11°	14°	13°	10°	6°	2°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	88	97	92	102	119	151	145	143	102	102	108	101

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

How to get to Gütsch

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 49 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 40 km to the northeast.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 49 kmnortheast
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 62 kmwest
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 84 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 40 kmnortheast
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 60 kmnortheast
Bern Population: 121.6K 65 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 78 kmnorthwest
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 106 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Gütsch

Within 100 km: 387 historic and cultural sites, 5,792 natural sites, 961 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km397 places

Insel Schwanau Island 23 kmE
Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 5 kmE
Mauesee-Insel Island 21 kmNW
Lorzeninsel Island 21 kmNE

25–60 km2,496 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 41 kmN
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 55 kmSW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 55 kmSW
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 59 kmSW

60–100 km4,247 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 66 kmW
Mainau Island 100 kmNE
Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 96 kmNE
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 85 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Lucerne City, Lucerne
1.2 km E
Littau Town, Lucerne
2.1 km W
Kriens Town, Kriens
2.3 km S
Baselstrasse - Bernstrasse Neighbourhood, Lucerne
0.5 km NW
Emmen Municipality, Hochdorf District
3.9 km N
Emmen Town, Emmen
3.3 km NW

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Kapellbrücke Landmark, Lucerne
1.3 km E
Hirschpark Luzern Attraction, Lucerne
0.7 km N
Kleine Emme River, Switzerland
1.8 km N
Franziskanerkirche Luzern Attraction, Lucerne
1 km E
Jesuitenkirche Attraction, Lucerne
1.1 km E
Rotsee Lake, Canton of Lucerne
2.7 km NE
Kloster Luzern (Kapuziner) Attraction, Lucerne
2.1 km NE
Welthöchster Fertigbetonmast Landmark, Lucerne
2.9 km W

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Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026