Electricity (H4) 25.15 cents/kWh, 7.2% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
Azienda energia comunale
| 2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | 5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh | large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh |
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| 30.17 cents/kWh▼ 0.8% | 27.37 cents/kWh▼ 1.2% | 25.07 cents/kWh▼ 1.5% | 25.15 cents/kWh▼ 1.5% | 23.95 cents/kWh▼ 1.8% | 23.55 cents/kWh▼ 1.9% | 23.75 cents/kWh▼ 1.9% | 24.05 cents/kWh▼ 1.7% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage11.72 cents/kWh
- Energy7.23 cents/kWh
- Levies2.22 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing charge48 CHF/year
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 569.20 CHF/month▲ 5.6%
- Adults, on average720.85 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
- Young adultsfrom 400.60 CHF/month▲ 1.8%
- Young adults, on average539.09 CHF/month▲ 3.8%
- Childrenfrom 125.30 CHF/month▲ 5.7%
- Children, on average174.52 CHF/month▲ 4.0%
Premium region 2: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents1,443
- Foreign share28.2%
- Ages 0–19201 · 13.9%
- Ages 20–64846 · 58.6%
- Ages 65 and over396 · 27.4%
- Residents per km²15.3
Geography
- Altitude1,028–2,998 m
- Lakeno
- Mountain municipalityyes
Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature6.0 °C
- Annual precipitation1,617 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours49.6%
- Frost days197.6
- Reference stationAndermatt, 10.3 km
Context
For Airolo, the comparisons look like this.
For the period 1991-2020, Airolo reads 49.6% relative sunshine, plus 6.0 °C and 1,617 mm of precipitation. A climate normal.
1,443 people live in Airolo. That is 15.3 per square kilometre.
Airolo: 13.9% are young, 58.6% are of working age and 27.4% are older.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D
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Questions
What do population, geography and climate say about Airolo?
For the period 1991-2020, Airolo reads 49.6% relative sunshine, plus 6.0 °C and 1,617 mm of precipitation. A climate normal. 1,443 people live in Airolo. That is 15.3 per square kilometre. Airolo: 13.9% are young, 58.6% are of working age and 27.4% are older.
Border neighbours
- Airolo or Lavizzara6,813 m · 14.4%
- Airolo or Quinto13,217 m · 14.4%
- Airolo or Andermatt6,886 m · 10.9%
- Airolo or Hospental7,026 m · 10.9%
- Airolo or Realp6,837 m · 10.9%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Bedretto7.9 km
- Living in Quinto8.1 km
- Living in Hospental10.5 km
- Living in Realp11.3 km
- Living in Andermatt11.8 km
- Living in Dalpe14.1 km
- Living in Göschenen15.5 km
- Living in Faido15.7 km
Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.
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- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Commune names with common translations, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), Art. 1, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D