Qibla direction in Switzerland
The Qibla in Switzerland lies towards the south-east. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 120.6° in Vernier to 126.1° in St. Gallen, and the Kaaba is between 3,907 km and 4,110 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 73 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Switzerland can differ from true north by a few degrees; our Qibla finder corrects this automatically when your phone reports true heading.
Why the Qibla changes across the country
Between the cities in the table the Qibla angle varies by 5.5°. Lugano is the closest to the Kaaba (3,907 km) and La Chaux-de-Fonds the farthest (4,110 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 123.1°, should not be used everywhere.
Inside a mosque, the mihrab already shows the Qibla. Elsewhere, a compass app, the position of the sun or our Qibla finder can be used; scholars agree that facing the general direction is enough when the exact angle cannot be known.
Qibla in Switzerland: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Bern?
123.1° from true north, towards the south-east, 4,061 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Switzerland is closest to Makkah?
Lugano, 3,907 km from the Kaaba, among the 73 cities listed.
Does a phone compass show the right Qibla?
Only if it is calibrated and corrected for magnetic declination. Turn the phone in a figure 8 and keep it away from metal; our Qibla finder uses the true heading when the phone provides it.
| City | Qibla | Direction | Distance to Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aarau | 124.4° | south-east | 4,051 km |
| Adliswil | 124.9° | south-east | 4,016 km |
| Altdorf | 124.5° | south-east | 3,982 km |
| Appenzell | 126.0° | south-east | 3,963 km |
| Baar | 124.7° | south-east | 4,009 km |
| Baden | 124.8° | south-east | 4,040 km |
| Basel | 124.0° | south-east | 4,091 km |
| Bellinzona | 124.2° | south-east | 3,915 km |
| Bern | 123.1° | south-east | 4,061 km |
| Biel/Bienne | 123.1° | south-east | 4,086 km |
| Bülach | 125.1° | south-east | 4,029 km |
| Bulle | 122.3° | south-east | 4,067 km |
| Burgdorf | 123.5° | south-east | 4,057 km |
| Cham | 124.6° | south-east | 4,012 km |
| Chur | 125.6° | south-east | 3,925 km |
| Delémont | 123.5° | south-east | 4,093 km |
| Dietikon | 124.8° | south-east | 4,030 km |
| Dübendorf | 125.1° | south-east | 4,016 km |
| Einsiedeln | 124.9° | south-east | 3,991 km |
| Emmen | 124.3° | south-east | 4,017 km |
| Frauenfeld | 125.6° | south-east | 4,009 km |
| Fribourg | 122.6° | south-east | 4,072 km |
| Geneva | 120.7° | south-east | 4,102 km |
| Glarus | 125.3° | south-east | 3,966 km |
| Gossau | 125.9° | south-east | 3,978 km |
| Grenchen | 123.3° | south-east | 4,080 km |
| Herisau | 125.9° | south-east | 3,975 km |
| Horgen | 124.9° | south-east | 4,009 km |
| Jona | 125.2° | south-east | 3,992 km |
| Kloten | 125.1° | south-east | 4,022 km |
| Köniz | 123.0° | south-east | 4,062 km |
| Kreuzlingen | 126.1° | south-east | 3,999 km |
| Kriens | 124.3° | south-east | 4,014 km |
| La Chaux-de-Fonds | 122.5° | south-east | 4,110 km |
| Lausanne | 121.6° | south-east | 4,088 km |
| Liestal | 124.1° | south-east | 4,076 km |
| Locarno | 123.9° | south-east | 3,928 km |
| Lucerne | 124.3° | south-east | 4,014 km |
| Lugano | 123.9° | south-east | 3,907 km |
| Martigny-Ville | 121.7° | south-east | 4,035 km |
| Meyrin | 120.6° | south-east | 4,108 km |
| Monthey | 121.7° | south-east | 4,052 km |
| Montreux | 121.9° | south-east | 4,065 km |
| Morges | 121.5° | south-east | 4,097 km |
| Muttenz | 124.0° | south-east | 4,084 km |
| Neuchâtel | 122.5° | south-east | 4,097 km |
| Nyon | 121.0° | south-east | 4,106 km |
| Olten | 124.1° | south-east | 4,058 km |
| Opfikon | 125.1° | south-east | 4,021 km |
| Rapperswil | 125.2° | south-east | 3,993 km |
| Reinach | 123.9° | south-east | 4,086 km |
| Renens | 121.6° | south-east | 4,093 km |
| Riehen | 124.1° | south-east | 4,088 km |
| Sarnen | 124.0° | south-east | 4,008 km |
| Schaffhausen | 125.4° | south-east | 4,034 km |
| Schwyz | 124.7° | south-east | 3,990 km |
| Sierre | 122.5° | south-east | 4,016 km |
| Sion | 122.2° | south-east | 4,024 km |
| Solothurn | 123.5° | south-east | 4,072 km |
| St. Gallen | 126.1° | south-east | 3,972 km |
| Stans | 124.3° | south-east | 4,004 km |
| Steffisburg | 123.1° | south-east | 4,039 km |
| Thun | 123.1° | south-east | 4,038 km |
| Uster | 125.2° | south-east | 4,007 km |
| Vernier | 120.6° | south-east | 4,107 km |
| Vevey | 121.8° | south-east | 4,071 km |
| Wettingen | 124.8° | south-east | 4,039 km |
| Wetzikon | 125.2° | south-east | 4,001 km |
| Wil | 125.7° | south-east | 3,994 km |
| Winterthur | 125.3° | south-east | 4,017 km |
| Yverdon-les-Bains | 121.9° | south-east | 4,103 km |
| Zug | 124.7° | south-east | 4,008 km |
| Zurich | 125.0° | south-east | 4,018 km |