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Municipality

Sempach

Located in Sursee District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°08′22″ N 8°11′57″ E

Map showing the location of Sempach Sempach
Location in Switzerland
Population
4,208
4.2K
Elevation
547 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
8
listed under Sempach
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport44 km
BRN Bern Airport59 km

About Sempach

Sempach is a municipality. Location: Sursee District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 4,208. Elevation: 547 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Schweizerische Vogelwarte Sempach and Schloss Wartensee.

Climate of Sempach

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (151 mm)
Driest month
January (88 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 Sempach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°13°18°21°24°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°3°8°11°13°13°9°6°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)889792102119151145143102102108101

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

How to get to Sempach

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 44 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 37 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 44 kmnortheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 59 kmsouthwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 72 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 37 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 57 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 61 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 66 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 95 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Sempach

Within 100 km: 407 historic and cultural sites, 5,377 natural sites, 924 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km174 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 18 kmN
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 17 kmSE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 10 kmW
  • Lorzeninsel Island 23 kmE

25–60 km2,144 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 35 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 59 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 59 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 50 kmS

60–100 km4,390 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 61 kmW
  • Mainau Island 98 kmNE
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 94 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 82 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Sempach

8 places
  1. 1 Sempach 3.8K

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

Cities & villages4

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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