Lake

Soppisee

Located in Buttisholz, Sursee District Coordinates: 47°05′24″ N 8°04′50″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 596 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Wolhusen; 3.4 km S
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: BRN Bern Airport48 km; ZRH Zürich Airport54 km

About Soppisee

Soppisee is a lake. Location: Buttisholz, Sursee District. Elevation: 596 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Tuetisee and Tropenhaus Wolhusen.

Climate of Soppisee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -3°)
Wettest month: June (149 mm)
Driest month: January (94 mm)

4° -3°

6° -2°

10° 0°

13° 3°

18° 7°

20° 10°

23° 13°

23° 12°

19° 9°

14° 5°

8° 1°

4° -2°

Jan

Feb

100

Mar

Apr

103

May

120

Jun

149

Jul

142

Aug

140

Sep

101

Oct

104

Nov

112

Dec

107

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 Soppisee
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	6°	10°	13°	18°	20°	23°	23°	19°	14°	8°	4°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-2°	0°	3°	7°	10°	13°	12°	9°	5°	1°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	94	100	95	103	120	149	142	140	101	104	112	107

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

How to get to Soppisee

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 48 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (54 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 47 km to the northeast.

Airports

Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 48 kmsouthwest
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 54 kmnortheast
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 71 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 47 kmnortheast
Bern Population: 121.6K 51 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 65 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 67 kmnortheast
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 93 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Soppisee

Within 100 km: 339 historic and cultural sites, 5,359 natural sites, 927 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km211 places

Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 22 kmE
Mauesee-Insel Island 9 kmN
Gamma-Inseli Island 9 kmN
Altstadinsle Island 22 kmE

25–60 km2,077 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 51 kmW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 45 kmNE
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 50 kmSW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 50 kmSW

60–100 km4,337 places

Strandbad Steckborn Beach 92 kmNE
Lago Nero Lake 79 kmSE
Sankt Petersinsel Island 71 kmW
Insel Werd Island 86 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Wolhusen Municipality, Entlebuch District
3.4 km S
Buttisholz Village, Ruswil
2.9 km N
Ruswil Town, Ruswil
3.5 km E
Menznau Village, Menznau
3.2 km W
Wolhusen Village, Werthenstein
3.4 km S
Ruswil Municipality, Sursee District
4.4 km E

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Tuetisee Lake, Menznau
2.6 km SW
Tropenhaus Wolhusen Natural site, Canton of Lucerne
2.5 km S
Lake Sempach Lake, Canton of Lucerne
8.3 km NE
Mauesee-Insel Island, Canton of Lucerne
8.8 km N
Mauensee Lake, Canton of Lucerne
9.1 km N
Gamma-Inseli Island, Canton of Lucerne
9.3 km N
Tüffeweier Lake, Neuenkirch
9.5 km E
Napf Mountain, Trub
14 km SW

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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