Electricity (H4) 24.82 cents/kWh, 8.5% cheaper than the Swiss average
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
Standard product
CKW AG
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.64 cents/kWh▼ 1.4% | 26.29 cents/kWh▼ 1.9% | 24.82 cents/kWh▼ 2.3% | 24.82 cents/kWh▼ 2.3% | 23.56 cents/kWh▼ 2.6% | 22.88 cents/kWh▼ 2.9% | 22.71 cents/kWh▼ 2.8% | 23.82 cents/kWh▼ 2.6% |
H4 breakdown
- Grid usage8.55 cents/kWh
- Energy11.50 cents/kWh
- Levies1.00 cents/kWh
- Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
- Standing chargeno standing charge
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 451.70 CHF/month▲ 6.1%
- Adults, on average554.23 CHF/month▲ 4.6%
- Young adultsfrom 329.70 CHF/month▲ 6.1%
- Young adults, on average417.21 CHF/month▲ 4.8%
- Childrenfrom 99.40 CHF/month▲ 6.1%
- Children, on average133.02 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
Premium region 2: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents5,213
- Foreign share12.0%
- Ages 0–191,201 · 23.0%
- Ages 20–643,149 · 60.4%
- Ages 65 and over863 · 16.6%
- Residents per km²572.9
Lakes are part of the area the density is calculated from.
Geography
- Altitude500–727 m
- Lakeyes
- Mountain municipalityno
The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.
Climate, 1991–2020 averages
- Temperature9.4 °C
- Annual precipitation1,084 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours40.7%
- Frost days78.1
- Days of 30 °C or more9.1
- Reference stationLuzern, 19.5 km
Context
Oberkirch sits in the figures as follows.
Oberkirch runs from 500 m to 727 m.
Rank 59 of 79 for Oberkirch: 24.82 cents/kWh on profile H4, against a median of 24.70 cents/kWh.
Oberkirch lies 19.5 km from the reference station Luzern.
12.0% of the resident population of Oberkirch does not hold a Swiss passport.
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 does electricity cost in Oberkirch in 2027?
Rank 59 of 79 for Oberkirch: 24.82 cents/kWh on profile H4, against a median of 24.70 cents/kWh.
What do population, geography and climate say about Oberkirch?
Oberkirch runs from 500 m to 727 m. Oberkirch lies 19.5 km from the reference station Luzern. 12.0% of the resident population of Oberkirch does not hold a Swiss passport.
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Sursee1.8 km
- Living in Schenkon2.5 km
- Living in Nottwil2.9 km
- Living in Mauensee3.9 km
- Living in Eich4.0 km
- Living in Geuensee4.7 km
- Living in Buttisholz4.8 km
- Living in Grosswangen5.6 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