Electricity (H4) 24.09–32.73 cents/kWh, depending on the area and the provider
H4 price comparison
Electricity 2027
24.09–32.73 cents/kWh
depending on the area and the provider
3 providers
- BKW Energie AG24.09 cents/kWh▼ 8.0%
- Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf28.08 cents/kWh▼ 6.2%
- Genossenschaft Elektra Rapperswil32.73 cents/kWh▼ 8.9%
- Difference of up to 8.64 cents/kWh (+36%)
2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/year32.99–39.58 cents/kWh
3 providers
- BKW Energie AG32.99 cents/kWh▼ 5.2%
- Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf33.40 cents/kWh▼ 4.6%
- Genossenschaft Elektra Rapperswil39.58 cents/kWh▼ 7.4%
- Difference of up to 6.58 cents/kWh (+20%)
4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/year28.02–35.75 cents/kWh
3 providers
- BKW Energie AG28.02 cents/kWh▼ 6.6%
- Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf30.43 cents/kWh▼ 5.4%
- Genossenschaft Elektra Rapperswil35.75 cents/kWh▼ 8.2%
- Difference of up to 7.73 cents/kWh (+28%)
4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/year24.09–32.73 cents/kWh
3 providers
- BKW Energie AG24.09 cents/kWh▼ 8.0%
- Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf28.08 cents/kWh▼ 6.2%
- Genossenschaft Elektra Rapperswil32.73 cents/kWh▼ 8.9%
- Difference of up to 8.64 cents/kWh (+36%)
5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/year22.13–31.80 cents/kWh
3 providers
- BKW Energie AG22.13 cents/kWh▼ 8.9%
- Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf26.91 cents/kWh▼ 6.6%
- Genossenschaft Elektra Rapperswil31.80 cents/kWh▼ 6.3%
- Difference of up to 9.68 cents/kWh (+44%)
5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/year18.42–28.41 cents/kWh
3 providers
- BKW Energie AG18.42 cents/kWh≈ unchanged
- Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf24.37 cents/kWh▼ 7.3%
- Genossenschaft Elektra Rapperswil28.41 cents/kWh▼ 9.2%
- Difference of up to 9.98 cents/kWh (+54%)
5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/year20.32–29.75 cents/kWh
3 providers
- BKW Energie AG20.32 cents/kWh▼ 9.2%
- Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf25.50 cents/kWh▼ 6.9%
- Genossenschaft Elektra Rapperswil29.75 cents/kWh▼ 8.0%
- Difference of up to 9.43 cents/kWh (+46%)
large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/year22.13–31.22 cents/kWh
3 providers
- BKW Energie AG22.13 cents/kWh▼ 8.9%
- Genossenschaft Elektra, Jegenstorf26.91 cents/kWh▼ 6.6%
- Genossenschaft Elektra Rapperswil31.22 cents/kWh▼ 9.2%
- Difference of up to 9.09 cents/kWh (+41%)
Health insurance 2027
- Adultsfrom 519.20 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
- Adults, on average635.46 CHF/month▲ 4.2%
- Young adultsfrom 379.60 CHF/month▲ 6.2%
- Young adults, on average473.85 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
- Childrenfrom 114.30 CHF/month▲ 4.5%
- Children, on average149.67 CHF/month▲ 3.9%
Premium region 2: all municipalities
Population 2025
- Residents2,755
- Foreign share6.4%
- Ages 0–19557 · 20.2%
- Ages 20–641,634 · 59.3%
- Ages 65 and over564 · 20.5%
- Residents per km²122.0
Geography
- Altitude466–625 m
- Lakeno
- 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
- Temperature9.3 °C
- Annual precipitation1,035 mm
- Sunshine, share of possible hours41.6%
- Frost days99.2
- Days of 30 °C or more9
- Reference stationBern / Zollikofen, 9.2 km
Context
Rapperswil (BE) sits in the figures as follows.
Rapperswil (BE) has 2,755 residents, 122.0 per square kilometre.
For the period 1991-2020, Rapperswil (BE) reads 41.6% relative sunshine, plus 9.3 °C and 1,035 mm of precipitation. A climate normal.
Rapperswil (BE) is not a mountain municipality, by the altitude of the settlement.
20.5% of the people in Rapperswil (BE) are older, 20.2% are young and 59.3% are of working age.
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
Questions
What do population, geography and climate say about Rapperswil (BE)?
Rapperswil (BE) has 2,755 residents, 122.0 per square kilometre. For the period 1991-2020, Rapperswil (BE) reads 41.6% relative sunshine, plus 9.3 °C and 1,035 mm of precipitation. A climate normal. Rapperswil (BE) is not a mountain municipality, by the altitude of the settlement. 20.5% of the people in Rapperswil (BE) are older, 20.2% are young and 59.3% are of working age.
Border neighbours
- Rapperswil (BE) or Wengi7,674 m · 42.5%
- Rapperswil (BE) or Grossaffoltern3,113 m · 36.6%
- Rapperswil (BE) or Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee1,782 m · 20.3%
- Rapperswil (BE) or Iffwil906 m · 20.3%
- Rapperswil (BE) or Jegenstorf2,678 m · 20.3%
- Rapperswil (BE) or Messen5,599 m · 20.3%
- Rapperswil (BE) or Zuzwil (BE)2,359 m · 20.3%
- Rapperswil (BE) or Schüpfen6,809 m · 6.2%
Nearby municipalities
- Living in Wengi2.2 km
- Living in Schüpfen3.7 km
- Living in Grossaffoltern3.8 km
- Living in Messen4.2 km
- Living in Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee4.7 km
- Living in Zuzwil (BE)4.9 km
- Living in Iffwil5.2 km
- Living in Schnottwil5.5 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