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Municipality

Grosswangen

Located in Sursee District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°08′00″ N 8°03′18″ E

Map showing the location of Grosswangen Grosswangen
Location in Switzerland
Population
3,249
3.2K
Elevation
542 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
11
listed under Grosswangen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport49 km
ZRH Zürich Airport52 km

About Grosswangen

Grosswangen is a municipality. Location: Sursee District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 3,249. Elevation: 542 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Schloss Mauesee and Mauesee-Insel.

Climate of Grosswangen

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 -2°)
Wettest month
June (149 mm)
Driest month
January (94 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 Grosswangen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°11°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)9410095103120149142140101104112107

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

How to get to Grosswangen

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 49 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (52 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 46 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 49 kmsouthwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 52 kmnortheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 66 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 46 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 51 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 65 kmnortheast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 88 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Grosswangen

Within 100 km: 373 historic and cultural sites, 5,090 natural sites, 894 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km177 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 23 kmNE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 4 kmN
  • Gamma-Inseli Island 7 kmNE
  • Lake Sempach Lake 8 kmE

25–60 km1,852 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 51 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 42 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 54 kmS
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 54 kmS

60–100 km4,328 places

  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 91 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 85 kmSE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 70 kmW
  • Insel Werd Island 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Grosswangen

11 places
  1. 1 Grosswangen 2.9K

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

Cities & villages10

Nearby attractions & nature

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