Municipality

Riehen

Located in Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City Coordinates: 47°34′46″ N 7°39′04″ E

Location in Switzerland

Population: 21,449; 21.4K
Elevation: 295 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 4; listed under Riehen
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg10 km; ZRH Zürich Airport69 km

About Riehen

Riehen is a municipality. Location: Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-City. Population: 21,449. Elevation: 295 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (10 km). Nearby sights include Tierpark Lange Erlen and St. Jakob-Park.

Photos of Riehen

Basel Zoo TeamBurton 17:20, 5. Juni 2009 · Public domain
Tierpark Lange Erlen Wladyslaw Sojka · CC BY-SA 3.0
Augusta Raurica Guido Radig · CC BY-SA 3.0
Schloss Binningen Andreas Kraneis · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
St. Jakob-Park Chris Wachtler · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Riehen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month: July (day 25°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: June (86 mm)
Driest month: March (49 mm)

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11° 2°

14° 4°

19° 9°

22° 12°

25° 14°

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20° 10°

15° 6°

9° 2°

5° 0°

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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 Riehen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	6°	11°	14°	19°	22°	25°	25°	20°	15°	9°	5°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-1°	2°	4°	9°	12°	14°	13°	10°	6°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	52	53	49	63	84	86	82	75	67	64	65	65

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

How to get to Riehen

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 10 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Basel, 6 km to the west.

Airports

EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 10 kmwest
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 69 kmeast
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 75 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Basel Population: 177.6K 6 kmwest
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 31 kmnorthwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 49 kmnorth
Zurich Population: 415.4K 72 kmeast
Bern Population: 121.6K 72 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Riehen

Within 100 km: 505 historic and cultural sites, 2,022 natural sites, 579 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km171 places

Basler Weiher Lake 17 kmS
Rheinhafen Kleinhüningen Lake 4 kmW
Neuer Teich Lake 2 kmW
Oelisee Lake 10 kmS

25–60 km764 places

Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 53 kmSE
Mauesee-Insel Island 56 kmSE
Gamma-Inseli Island 58 kmSE
Mauensee Lake 56 kmSE

60–100 km2,171 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 70 kmS
Fahr Abbey Attraction 62 kmE
Strandbad Steckborn Beach 100 kmE
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 99 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Riehen

4 places

1 Riehen 20K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages2

Im Schlipf · Village
Maienbühl · Village

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Neuer Teich · Lake

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Tierpark Lange Erlen Attraction, Basel
3.3 km W
St. Jakob-Park Landmark, Basel
4.8 km SW
Basel Minster Attraction, Basel
5.1 km SW
Kunstmuseum Basel Museum, Basel
5.1 km SW
Tinguely Museum Museum, Basel
3.7 km SW
Basel Wiesenbrücke Landmark, Basel
3.8 km W
Birs River, Switzerland
3.5 km SW
Basel Zoo Attraction, Basel
6.6 km SW