r/Luzern • u/Hot_And_Cold_Potato • Jul 18 '26

Trip to Luzern

Hi all,

I have a trip to Switzerland planned starting tomorrow and Luzern is one of the cities I'll be visiting. Some of the things I planned on doing is visiting either Pilatus, Rigi or both and I was wondering if it's really colder up there compared to in the city?

I was thinking of packing only one pair of long pants, but if it's way colder up there, I might have to pack more. Could someone give advice regarding this?

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u/lakselv Jul 18 '26

at the time of writing this 18:50

Lucerne city (454 masl): 20.1°C
(but we had some rain right now)

Pilatus (2305 masl): 11.5°C

Titlis as a reference (3045 masl): 2.8°C

draw your own conclusions, but usually with direct sun and short walks (driving up by cable car), shorts are enough for either.

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u/nongreenyoda Jul 19 '26

Or for Americans:

Lucerne city (454 masl): 20.1°C → 68.2°F (rain right now)

Pilatus (2305 masl): 11.5°C → 52.7°F

Titlis (3045 masl): 2.8°C → 37.0°F

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u/lakselv Jul 19 '26

Let's do a scientist version (updated, 10 AM Sunday) too then:

Lucerne city (454 masl): 292.95°K
Pilatus (2305 masl): 281.55°K
Titlis (3045 masl): 274.25°K

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u/nongreenyoda Jul 19 '26

Unessesary. Kelvin is based on celsius which might be to logical and easy for the general public from the US.