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Lake

Rotsee

Located in Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°04′11″ N 8°18′49″ E

Map showing the location of Rotsee Rotsee
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
421 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ebikon
1.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport47 km
BRN Bern Airport64 km

About Rotsee

Rotsee is a lake. Location: Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Elevation: 421 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Kleine Emme and Gütsch.

Climate of Rotsee

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 Rotsee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°11°14°19°22°24°24°20°15°9°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°4°9°12°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 Rotsee

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 northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 47 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 64 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 84 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 38 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 58 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 67 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 Rotsee

Within 100 km: 395 historic and cultural sites, 5,747 natural sites, 954 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km351 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 22 kmE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 5 kmSE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 21 kmNW
  • Lorzeninsel Island 18 kmNE

25–60 km2,498 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 39 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 58 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 58 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 47 kmSW

60–100 km4,247 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 68 kmW
  • Mainau Island 97 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 93 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ebikon Municipality, Lucerne-Land District
    1.7 km NE
  • Lucerne Municipality, Lucerne-Stadt District
    2.7 km S
  • Emmen Municipality, Hochdorf District
    2.8 km NW
  • Ebikon Town, Ebikon
    2.3 km NE
  • Emmen Town, Emmen
    3.2 km W
  • Lucerne City, Lucerne
    2.2 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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