Village

Schönmoos

Located in Mauensee, Sursee District Coordinates: 47°09′43″ N 8°04′34″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 609 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: ZRH Zürich Airport49 km; BRN Bern Airport52 km

About Schönmoos

Schönmoos is a village. Location: Mauensee, Sursee District. Elevation: 609 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Schloss Mauesee and Mauesee-Insel.

Climate of Schönmoos

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 Schönmoos
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 Schönmoos

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 49 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 42 km to the northeast.

Airports

Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 49 kmnortheast
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 52 kmsouthwest
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 64 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 42 kmnortheast
Bern Population: 121.6K 53 kmsouthwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 58 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 62 kmnortheast
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 86 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Schönmoos

Within 100 km: 387 historic and cultural sites, 5,038 natural sites, 886 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km159 places

Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 19 kmNE
Mauesee-Insel Island 1 kmN
Gamma-Inseli Island 4 kmE
Lake Sempach Lake 6 kmE

25–60 km1,807 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 53 kmSW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 39 kmNE
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 57 kmS
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 57 kmS

60–100 km4,345 places

Strandbad Steckborn Beach 87 kmNE
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 61 kmSW
Lago Nero Lake 87 kmSE
Sankt Petersinsel Island 72 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Schloss Mauesee Historic site, Canton of Lucerne
0.8 km N
Mauesee-Insel Island, Canton of Lucerne
0.8 km N
Mauensee Lake, Canton of Lucerne
1.1 km N
Kloster Sursee Attraction, Sursee
3 km NE
Sankt Margrete Attraction, Canton of Lucerne
4.3 km SE
Gamma-Inseli Island, Canton of Lucerne
3.9 km E

Schönmoos

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026