Living in Cerentino: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 28.79 cents/kWh, 6.2% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Cerentino

28.79 cents/kWh

Canton of Ticino

27.05 cents/kWh

Switzerland

27.12 cents/kWh

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

Standard product

Società Elettrica Sopracenerina SA (Ticino)

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
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
37.57 cents/kWh▼ 3.4%	33.57 cents/kWh▼ 4.0%	27.76 cents/kWh▼ 4.0%	28.79 cents/kWh▼ 3.9%	26.28 cents/kWh▼ 4.3%	23.61 cents/kWh▼ 4.7%	25.50 cents/kWh▼ 4.4%	27.21 cents/kWh▼ 4.2%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage12.76 cents/kWh
Energy9.82 cents/kWh
Levies2.22 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge102 CHF/year

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026

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

Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026

Population 2025

Residents39
Foreign share5.1%
Ages 0–192 · 5.1%
Ages 20–6418 · 46.2%
Ages 65 and over19 · 48.7%
Residents per km²1.9

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026

Geography

Altitude605–2,488 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026

Climate, 1991–2020 averages

Temperature8.6 °C
Annual precipitation1,928 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours52.8%

No station figures: the nearest station is too far, or too different in altitude.

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Cerentino, the comparisons look like this.

Per square kilometre, Cerentino has 1.9 people, 39 in all.

For the period 1991-2020, Cerentino reads 52.8% relative sunshine, plus 8.6 °C and 1,928 mm of precipitation. A climate normal.

Cerentino is not a mountain municipality. The highest point alone does not decide it.

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 Cerentino?

Per square kilometre, Cerentino has 1.9 people, 39 in all. For the period 1991-2020, Cerentino reads 52.8% relative sunshine, plus 8.6 °C and 1,928 mm of precipitation. A climate normal. Cerentino is not a mountain municipality. The highest point alone does not decide it.

Nearby municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.

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