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Municipality

Altishofen

Located in Willisau District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°12′03″ N 7°57′33″ E

Map showing the location of Altishofen Altishofen
Location in Switzerland
Population
1,959
2K
Elevation
520 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
4
listed under Altishofen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport47 km
ZRH Zürich Airport53 km

About Altishofen

Altishofen is a municipality. Location: Willisau District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 1,959. Elevation: 520 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Ergolzwilersee and Hirschpark Willisau.

Climate of Altishofen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 107 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (131 mm)
Driest month
March (83 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 Altishofen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°3°7°11°13°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)9092839511313112111693100107104

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

How to get to Altishofen

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 47 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (53 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 48 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 47 kmsouthwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 53 kmnortheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 55 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 48 kmsouthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 48 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 67 kmnortheast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 78 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Altishofen

Within 100 km: 401 historic and cultural sites, 4,676 natural sites, 834 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km133 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 23 kmNE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 9 kmE
  • Gamma-Inseli Island 13 kmE
  • Lake Sempach Lake 16 kmSE

25–60 km1,390 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 48 kmSW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 43 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 59 kmS
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 59 kmS

60–100 km4,388 places

  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 92 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 62 kmS
  • Lago Nero Lake 95 kmSE
  • Ufenau Island 62 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Altishofen

4 places
  1. 1 Altishofen 1.4K
  2. 2 Ebersecken 401

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

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