Rain

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Rain

Total population

1,831

Air quality index

53Moderate

Coordinates47.13°, 8.26°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Rain is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Stephan Turnovszky

Austrian priest

Fred Mayer

Swiss photographer (1933–2021)

Edith Mathis

Swiss opera singer (1938–2025)

F

Felix Gmür

Swiss roman-catholic prelate

F

Fredy Barth

Swiss motor racing driver

Oswald Myconius

Swiss theologian

J

Johann Rudolf Pfyffer von Altishofen

Swiss military personnel. 10th Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard (1615-1657)

Andrea Štaka

Swiss film director and screenwriter (born 1973)

Ludwig Pfyffer

Swiss military leader and politician (1524-1594)

V

Villi Hermann

Film director, Screenwriter

Emil Steinberger

Swiss comedian

Melchior Russ

Swiss noble

Alphons Egli

member of the Swiss Federal Council (1924-2016)

B

Bruno Reichlin

architect

A

Armin Meili

Swiss architect (1892-1981)

Anna Maria Rüttimann-Meyer von Schauensee

Swiss salon-holder (1772-1856)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Lucerne

• Hergiswil bei Willisau
  14.4 mi away · pop. 1,809
• Janiszów
  667.3 mi away · pop. 610
• Annopol
  667.5 mi away · pop. 2,371
• Opoka Duża
  668 mi away
• Stary Rachów
  669.6 mi away · pop. 170
• Pocześle
  669.9 mi away
• Szczecyn
  671.5 mi away · pop. 514
• Pielgrzymka
  672.5 mi away · pop. 40
• Wojciechów
  672.8 mi away
• Gościeradów Ukazowy
  673.1 mi away · pop. 880
• Zagłoba
  675.2 mi away
• Ludmiłówka
  675.7 mi away · pop. 530

Browse all places in Lucerne →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Rain

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Black-shouldered Shieldbug

Carpocoris purpureipennis

Seen 2026-09-21

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-21

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-09-21

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-09-21

Dock Bug

Coreus marginatus

Seen 2026-09-21

Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Seen 2026-09-20

greater plantain

Plantago major

Seen 2026-09-19

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-19

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers