Switzerland

Canton of Lucerne

73 places · 358.9K · 6 districts

The canton of Lucerne is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the country's central, German-speaking part. The population of the canton is 416,347. As of 2007, the population included 57,268 foreigners, or about 15.8% of the total population. The cantonal capital is the city of Lucerne. Read more

Places in Canton of Lucerne

Go score

When to go in Canton of Lucerne: month-by-month

Go score by month for the main destinations — green means great weather.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Lucerne	6	9	21	33	50	63	70	68	63	41	12	7
Emmen	6	9	21	33	50	63	70	68	63	41	12	7
Kriens	6	9	21	33	50	63	70	68	63	41	12	7
Littau	6	9	21	33	50	63	70	68	63	41	12	7
Horw	6	9	21	33	50	63	70	68	63	41	12	7
Ebikon	7	9	22	34	50	62	69	68	63	41	13	7
Sursee	5	9	17	28	46	59	70	68	60	38	10	6
Hochdorf	6	8	17	29	47	59	69	68	60	38	10	6
Willisau	5	9	16	28	46	58	70	68	60	39	11	6
Meggen	7	9	22	34	50	62	69	68	63	41	13	7
Ruswil	6	9	18	30	47	59	70	68	61	40	11	6
Malters	6	9	17	28	45	58	70	68	59	39	10	7

Nearest airports

ZRHZürich AirportZurich · 49 km
BRNBern AirportBern · 63 km
BSLEuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgBâle / Mulhouse · 85 km
ACHSankt Gallen Altenrhein AirportSt. Gallen · 106 km
FDHBodensee Airport FriedrichshafenFriedrichshafen · 114 km

Districts & places

Lucerne-Stadt District2 places · 97.8K

District	Population	Elevation	Best time to go	Oct
Lucerne	81,691	437 m	July	41
Littau	16,121	509 m	July	41

Hochdorf District10 places · 51.9K

District	Population	Elevation	Best time to go	Oct
Emmen	30,926	464 m	July	41
Hochdorf	8,192	491 m	July	38
Ballwil	2,284	502 m	July	42
Hitzkirch	2,165	499 m	July	38
Inwil	2,163	427 m	July	42
Hohenrain	2,090	604 m	July	38
Römerswil	1,882	723 m	July	38
Aesch	911	480 m	July	39
Gelfingen	805	471 m	July	38
Rain	504	474 m	July	39

Lucerne-Land District14 places · 87.6K

District	Population	Elevation	Best time to go	Oct
Kriens	25,010	476 m	July	41
Horw	12,348	441 m	July	41
Ebikon	11,471	437 m	July	41
Meggen	6,533	476 m	July	41
Malters	6,181	504 m	July	39
Adligenswil	5,576	547 m	July	41
Buchrain	5,341	458 m	July	42
Root	3,886	426 m	July	42
Weggis	3,863	439 m	July	36
Udligenswil	2,252	621 m	July	42
Schwarzenberg	1,591	817 m	July	39
Vitznau	1,496	448 m	July	36
Meierskappel	1,128	503 m	July	41
Greppen	900	459 m	July	36

Sursee District21 places · 62.7K

District	Population	Elevation	Best time to go	Oct
Sursee	9,953	503 m	July	38
Ruswil	6,432	642 m	July	40
Neuenkirch	5,963	550 m	July	40
Triengen	4,193	519 m	July	40
Sempach	3,754	516 m	July	40
Oberkirch	3,228	511 m	July	40
Grosswangen	2,941	547 m	July	41
Nottwil	2,911	525 m	July	40
Buttisholz	2,890	567 m	July	40
Beromünster	2,876	637 m	July	38
Schenkon	2,616	526 m	July	38
Geuensee	2,168	508 m	July	38
Büron	1,951	501 m	July	38
Gunzwil	1,925	666 m	July	38
Hildisrieden	1,882	681 m	July	40
Knutwil	1,722	542 m	July	40
Eich	1,627	513 m	July	40
Mauensee	1,199	538 m	July	40
Neudorf	1,068	675 m	July	38
Winikon	685	548 m	July	40
Pfeffikon	678	541 m	July	38

Willisau District18 places · 38.4K

District	Population	Elevation	Best time to go	Oct
Willisau	7,780	558 m	July	39
Reiden	3,926	458 m	July	40
Dagmersellen	3,300	477 m	July	40
Schötz	3,231	507 m	July	40
Menznau	2,628	597 m	July	41
Nebikon	2,241	488 m	July	40
Pfaffnau	2,047	504 m	July	40
Zell	1,943	589 m	July	39
Ettiswil	1,801	520 m	July	41
Wauwil	1,657	508 m	July	40
Luthern	1,392	786 m	July	34
Altishofen	1,368	482 m	July	40
Wikon	1,218	463 m	July	40
Gettnau	965	545 m	July	39
Ufhusen	882	710 m	July	38
Richenthal	769	503 m	July	40
Uffikon	688	516 m	July	40
Alberswil	556	521 m	July	41

Entlebuch District8 places · 20.5K

District	Population	Elevation	Best time to go	Oct
Wolhusen	4,050	586 m	July	37
Schüpfheim	3,723	723 m	July	34
Entlebuch	3,293	682 m	July	34
Escholzmatt	3,192	856 m	July	28
Flühli	1,937	886 m	July	27
Werthenstein	1,909	549 m	July	38
Hasle	1,725	752 m	July	34
Doppleschwand	688	753 m	July	37

Canton of Lucerne

Places in Canton of Lucerne

Lucerne

Emmen

Kriens

Littau

Horw

Ebikon

Sursee

Hochdorf

When to go in Canton of Lucerne: month-by-month

Nearest airports

Districts & places