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Municipality

Wikon

Located in Willisau District, Canton of Lucerne Coordinates: 47°16′04″ N 7°58′44″ E

Map showing the location of Wikon Wikon
Location in Switzerland
Population
1,520
1.5K
Elevation
636 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Wikon
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport48 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg51 km

About Wikon

Wikon is a municipality. Location: Willisau District, Canton of Lucerne. Population: 1,520. Elevation: 636 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Wildpark Heitern and Voliere Trottenweiher Zofingen.

Climate of Wikon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 0° · 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 Wikon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°12°17°20°23°22°18°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°7°10°12°11°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)9092839511313112111693100107104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Wikon

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 48 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 45 km to the east.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 48 kmnortheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 51 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 54 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 45 kmeast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 45 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 54 kmsouthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 62 kmnortheast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 73 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Wikon

Within 100 km: 438 historic and cultural sites, 4,434 natural sites, 814 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km118 places

  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 19 kmE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 13 kmSE
  • Gamma-Inseli Island 16 kmSE
  • Lake Sempach Lake 19 kmSE

25–60 km1,230 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 53 kmSW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 38 kmNE
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 58 kmS
  • Schönenwerd Island 56 kmE

60–100 km4,338 places

  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 87 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 67 kmS
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 66 kmS
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 70 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Wikon

3 places
  1. 1 Wikon 1.2K

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

Cities & villages2

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