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Municipality

Lausanne

Located in Lausanne District, Canton of Vaud Coordinates: 46°31′18″ N 6°37′59″ E

Map showing the location of Lausanne Lausanne
Location in Switzerland
Population
139,408
139.4K
Elevation
501 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
40
listed under Lausanne
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport51 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport78 km

About Lausanne

Lausanne is a municipality. Location: Lausanne District, Canton of Vaud. Population: 139,408. Elevation: 501 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Vuachère and Flon.

Climate of Lausanne

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (123 mm)
Driest month
March (79 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 Lausanne
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°13°18°22°25°25°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°4°8°11°14°13°10°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)8785798910212310410410610310396

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

How to get to Lausanne

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 51 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 1 km to the south.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 51 kmsouthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 78 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 79 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 1 kmsouth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 52 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 78 kmnortheast
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 93 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 136 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lausanne

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 3,019 natural sites, 445 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km91 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 21 kmSE
  • Lake Leman Lake 16 kmSW
  • Lac des Joncs Lake 24 kmE
  • Lac de Brêt Lake 11 kmE

25–60 km1,134 places

  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 41 kmNE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 52 kmE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 49 kmN
  • Lake Murten Lake 57 kmNE

60–100 km2,420 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 79 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 92 kmE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 92 kmE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 88 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Lausanne and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Lausanne Lausanne Bern Winterthur
Population 139.4K 139.1K 121.6K 111.8K
Elevation 501 m 453 m 549 m 441 m
Summer day (hottest month) 25° 25° 24° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° -1° -3° -3°
Annual rainfall 1,181 mm 1,181 mm 1,079 mm 950 mm
Best months May–Sep May–Sep Jun–Sep May–Sep
Distance — 1 km 78 km 193 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Lausanne

40 places
  1. 1 Lausanne 139.1K
  2. 2 Blécherette 6.5K

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

Cities & villages32

Mountains & nature1

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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