Lausanne
City in Switzerland: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Lausanne is a city in Switzerland, in Vaud. About 139,111 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Switzerland in our atlas.
It lies at 46.52° N, 6.63° E, about 453 m (1,486 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Zurich time zone.
Location
Red dot: Lausanne. Green dots: other major cities of Switzerland. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Lausanne has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 22°C (71°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -6°C (22°F). Around 1,175 mm (46 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Geneva · 51 km
- Bern · 79 km
- Basel · 136 km
- Luzern · 141 km
- Zürich · 174 km
- Lugano · 186 km
- Winterthur · 194 km
- Sankt Gallen · 232 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2659994 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.