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Municipality

Rickenbach (LU)

Located in Sursee District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°13′39″ N 8°08′53″ E

Map showing the location of Rickenbach (LU) Rickenbach (LU)
Location in Switzerland
Population
3,398
3.4K
Elevation
670 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
4
listed under Rickenbach (LU)
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport40 km
BRN Bern Airport60 km

About Rickenbach (LU)

Rickenbach (LU) is a municipality. Location: Sursee District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 3,398. Elevation: 670 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Buttenberg and Gibelgrat.

Climate of Rickenbach (LU)

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (138 mm)
Driest month
March (89 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 Rickenbach (LU)
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°12°17°20°23°22°18°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°2°7°10°12°11°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)97101899811413812912496103113111

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

How to get to Rickenbach (LU)

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 34 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 40 kmnortheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 60 kmsouthwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 63 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 34 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 53 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 57 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 62 kmsouthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 85 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Rickenbach (LU)

Within 100 km: 426 historic and cultural sites, 4,950 natural sites, 886 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km102 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 10 kmNE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 9 kmSW
  • Gamma-Inseli Island 7 kmS
  • Lake Sempach Lake 9 kmS

25–60 km1,688 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 30 kmNE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 59 kmS
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 53 kmS
  • Ufenau Island 48 kmE

60–100 km4,472 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 61 kmSW
  • Mainau Island 95 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 92 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 78 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Rickenbach (LU)

4 places
  1. 1 Pfeffikon 678

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

Cities & villages3

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