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Municipality

Berne

Located in Bern-Mittelland District, Canton of Bern Coordinates: 46°56′51″ N 7°24′23″ E

Map showing the location of Berne Berne
Location in Switzerland
Population
134,591
134.6K
Elevation
548 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
58
listed under Berne
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport8 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg73 km

About Berne

Berne is a municipality. Location: Bern-Mittelland District, Canton of Bern. Population: 134,591. Elevation: 548 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Könizbergwald and Gurten.

Climate of Berne

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 89 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (124 mm)
Driest month
March (67 mm)

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 Berne
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°13°18°21°24°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°3°8°10°13°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)6869678310812410710990878978

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

How to get to Berne

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 8 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (73 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 3 km to the east.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 8 kmsoutheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 73 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 103 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 3 kmeast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 69 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 76 kmsouthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 90 kmnorth
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 98 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Berne

Within 100 km: 319 historic and cultural sites, 4,200 natural sites, 712 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km113 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 3 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 24 kmNW
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 7 kmW
  • Lake Murten Lake 25 kmW

25–60 km1,301 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 43 kmSE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 43 kmSE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 43 kmSE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 50 kmSE

60–100 km3,817 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 93 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 73 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 69 kmSW
  • Insel Schwanau Island 91 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Berne and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Berne Lausanne Bern Winterthur
Population 134.6K 139.1K 121.6K 111.8K
Elevation 548 m 453 m 549 m 441 m
Summer day (hottest month) 24° 25° 24° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -3° -1° -3° -3°
Annual rainfall 1,079 mm 1,181 mm 1,079 mm 950 mm
Best months Jun–Sep May–Sep Jun–Sep May–Sep
Distance — 76 km 3 km 118 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Berne

58 places
  1. 1 Bern 121.6K
  2. 2 Kleiner Bremgartenwald 300

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

Cities & villages42

Mountains & nature5

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights8

Nearby attractions & nature

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