Village

Rickenbach

Located in Rickenbach (BL), Sissach District Coordinates: 47°29′09″ N 7°50′50″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 481 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg28 km; ZRH Zürich Airport53 km

About Rickenbach

Rickenbach is a village. Location: Rickenbach (BL), Sissach District. Elevation: 481 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (28 km). Nearby sights include Farnsburg and Sissacher Fluh.

Climate of Rickenbach

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month: July (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: June (131 mm)
Driest month: March (91 mm)

4° -2°

6° -2°

10° 1°

13° 3°

18° 8°

21° 11°

24° 13°

23° 12°

19° 9°

14° 5°

8° 1°

5° -1°

Jan

105

Feb

103

Mar

Apr

100

May

116

Jun

131

Jul

120

Aug

113

Sep

Oct

108

Nov

118

Dec

122

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Rickenbach
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	6°	10°	13°	18°	21°	24°	23°	19°	14°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	3°	8°	11°	13°	12°	9°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	105	103	91	100	116	131	120	113	96	108	118	122

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Rickenbach

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 28 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Basel, 22 km to the west.

Airports

EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 28 kmnorthwest
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 53 kmeast
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 69 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Basel Population: 177.6K 22 kmwest
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 49 kmnorthwest
Zurich Population: 415.4K 55 kmeast
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 57 kmnorth
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 66 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Rickenbach

Within 100 km: 509 historic and cultural sites, 2,975 natural sites, 671 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km193 places

Basler Weiher Lake 15 kmSW
Rheinhafen Kleinhüningen Lake 22 kmNW
Seidenhoflochweiher Lake 15 kmS
Neuer Teich Lake 19 kmNW

25–60 km756 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 45 kmE
Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 35 kmSE
Saffa Insel Island 54 kmE
Mauesee-Insel Island 39 kmSE

60–100 km3,206 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 65 kmSW
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 87 kmE
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 90 kmS
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 89 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Farnsburg Historic site, Ormalingen
1.9 km NE
Sissacher Fluh Mountain, Sissach
2.4 km W
Kirche Arisdorf Attraction, Arisdorf
6.7 km NW
Jürg Jennys Raubtiere, Zirkuszoo Attraction, Olsberg
5.2 km NW
Olsberg Abbey Attraction, Olsberg
7 km NW
Unterer Talweiher Lake, Anwil
7.1 km SE

Rickenbach

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026