Village

Sankt Urban

Located in Pfaffnau, Willisau District Coordinates: 47°13′55″ N 7°50′30″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 453 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 Airport44 km; BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg48 km

About Sankt Urban

Sankt Urban is a village. Location: Pfaffnau, Willisau District. Elevation: 453 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Saint Urban's Abbey and Trübelbachweier.

At a glance

Official website: st-urban.ch

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Sankt Urban

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 107 mm

Hottest month: July (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: June (131 mm)
Driest month: March (83 mm)

4° -2°

6° -2°

10° 1°

14° 4°

19° 8°

21° 11°

24° 13°

23° 13°

19° 9°

14° 6°

8° 1°

5° -1°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

113

Jun

131

Jul

121

Aug

116

Sep

Oct

100

Nov

107

Dec

104

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 Sankt Urban
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	6°	10°	14°	19°	21°	24°	23°	19°	14°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	9°	6°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	90	92	83	95	113	131	121	116	93	100	107	104

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

How to get to Sankt Urban

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 44 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (48 km). The nearest large city is Basel, 42 km to the northwest.

Airports

Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 44 kmsouthwest
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 48 kmnorthwest
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 59 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Basel Population: 177.6K 42 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 43 kmsouthwest
Zurich Population: 415.4K 56 kmeast
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 70 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 73 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Sankt Urban

Within 100 km: 410 historic and cultural sites, 4,343 natural sites, 765 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km140 places

Mauesee-Insel Island 19 kmE
Gamma-Inseli Island 23 kmE
Mauensee Lake 19 kmE
Inkwilersee Lake 14 kmW

25–60 km1,053 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 43 kmSW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 49 kmNE
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 59 kmS
Strandbad Brienz Beach 56 kmS

60–100 km4,325 places

Strandbad Steckborn Beach 98 kmNE
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 62 kmS
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 61 kmS
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 64 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Saint Urban's Abbey Attraction, Pfaffnau
0.1 km W
Trübelbachweier Lake, Murgenthal
0.5 km NE
Aspisee Lake, Langenthal
3.3 km SW
Tierpark Langenthal Attraction, Langenthal
3.9 km SW
Langete River, Switzerland
4.1 km SW
Torfsee Lake, Bleienbach
6.7 km SW

Sankt Urban

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources