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Climate on Mount Pilatus

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Location:

Mount Pilatus is located close to the city of Luzern, overlooking the lake "Vierwaldstättersee", on the border of the cantons Obwalden and Nidwalden. The famous and world's steepest cogwheel railway takes you up to the summit, where you have the opportunity to enjoy a spectacular 360 degree view of our country - if the weather permits ...

See www.pilatus.ch for more information.

Latitude: N 46° 59'   (Swiss Grid X: 662.5)
Longitude: E 8° 16'   (Swiss Grid Y: 203.5)
Elevation: 2129 m   (6985 feet)
[ Location of Mount Pilatus ]

Coordinates are based on the WGS-84 datum, Swiss Grid values are based on the CH-1903 datum.

Climate information:

[ Line chart of average temperature per month on Mount Pilatus ] [ Bar chart of average precipitation per month on Mount Pilatus ]
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Temperature -4.9 -5.3 -4.0 -1.6 2.5 5.7 8.2 7.8 5.7 1.9 -1.6 -3.5 0.9
Precipitation 125 110 130 170 169 219 218 200 155 121 105 115 1842

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