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Sankt-Niklausen-Insle

Located in Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°01′59″ N 8°21′27″ E

Map showing the location of Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Sankt-Niklausen-Insle
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
441 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lucerne
2.9 km NW
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 Airport67 km

About Sankt-Niklausen-Insle

Sankt-Niklausen-Insle is an island. Location: Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Altstadinsle and Bürgenstock.

Climate of Sankt-Niklausen-Insle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
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 Sankt-Niklausen-Insle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°14°19°21°24°23°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°4°9°12°14°14°11°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)82928810111915214814610410110695

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

How to get to Sankt-Niklausen-Insle

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

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 49 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 67 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 89 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 40 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 59 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 70 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 Sankt-Niklausen-Insle

Within 100 km: 387 historic and cultural sites, 5,916 natural sites, 969 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km456 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 18 kmE
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 24 kmSE
  • Lorzeninsel Island 19 kmNE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 24 kmSE

25–60 km2,665 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 42 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 57 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 57 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 46 kmSW

60–100 km4,151 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 71 kmW
  • Mainau Island 98 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 84 kmNE

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