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Village

Geiss

Located in Menznau, Willisau District Coordinates: 47°05′31″ N 8°03′25″ E

Geiss
Roland Zumbuehl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
614 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport47 km
ZRH Zürich Airport55 km

About Geiss

Geiss is a village. Location: Menznau, Willisau District. Elevation: 614 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Tuetisee and Soppisee.

At a glance

Heritage designation
Swiss townscape worthy of protection
Official website
geiss.ch

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Geiss

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)

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 Geiss
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°20°23°23°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)9410095103120149142140101104112107

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

How to get to Geiss

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 47 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (55 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 48 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 47 kmsouthwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 55 kmnortheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 70 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 48 kmnortheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 49 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 63 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 68 kmnortheast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 92 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Geiss

Within 100 km: 341 historic and cultural sites, 5,303 natural sites, 918 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km204 places

  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 24 kmE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 9 kmN
  • Gamma-Inseli Island 10 kmNE
  • Altstadinsle Island 24 kmE

25–60 km2,037 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 49 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 45 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 50 kmS
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 49 kmS

60–100 km4,321 places

  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 94 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 80 kmSE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 69 kmW
  • Insel Werd Island 88 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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