Vaduz
Capital of Liechtenstein: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
View of Vaduz: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Vaduz is the capital of Liechtenstein. About 5,197 people live in the city proper.
It lies at 47.14° N, 9.52° E, about 465 m (1,526 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Vaduz time zone.
Location
Red dot: Vaduz. Green dots: other major cities of Liechtenstein. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Vaduz has a continental (cool summer) climate (Köppen Dfc). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 19°C (67°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -10°C (14°F). Around 1,428 mm (56 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in LiechtensteinNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3042030 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q27439086 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- View of Vaduz: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz: Ruedi Walti, Basel (Schweiz), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Garsellikopf46: Ramessos, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Kuegrat03: Ramessos, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Schalun Castle: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
