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Municipality

Schenkon

Located in Sursee District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°10′52″ N 8°08′01″ E

Map showing the location of Schenkon Schenkon
Location in Switzerland
Population
3,024
3K
Elevation
538 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Schenkon
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport44 km
BRN Bern Airport57 km

About Schenkon

Schenkon is a municipality. Location: Sursee District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 3,024. Elevation: 538 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Gamma-Inseli and Kloster Sursee.

Climate of Schenkon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
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 Schenkon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°3°7°11°13°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)97101899811413812912496103113111

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

How to get to Schenkon

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 44 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 38 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 44 kmnortheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 57 kmsouthwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 66 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 38 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 57 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 58 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 88 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Schenkon

Within 100 km: 409 historic and cultural sites, 5,135 natural sites, 898 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km131 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 15 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 24 kmSE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 5 kmW
  • Gamma-Inseli Island 2 kmS

25–60 km1,898 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 58 kmSW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 34 kmNE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 53 kmS
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 48 kmS

60–100 km4,413 places

  • Mainau Island 99 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 95 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 83 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 61 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Schenkon

1 place
  1. 1 Schenkon 2.6K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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