- Population
- 121,631
- 121.6K
- Elevation
- 549 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport6 km
- BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg73 km
About Bern
Bern is a city. Location: Berne, Bern-Mittelland District. Population: 121,631. Elevation: 549 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Münster Bern and Kunsthalle Bern.
Photos of Bern
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Stade de Suisse M.A · Public domain
Climate of Bern
Best months for sightseeingBest 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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| 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) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 69 | 67 | 83 | 108 | 124 | 107 | 109 | 90 | 87 | 89 | 78 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Bern
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 6 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (73 km). The nearest large city is Basel, 69 km to the north.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 6 kmsoutheast
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 73 kmnorth
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 101 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Basel Population: 177.6K 69 kmnorth
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 79 kmsouthwest
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 90 kmnorth
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 96 kmnortheast
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 114 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bern
Within 100 km: 323 historic and cultural sites, 4,361 natural sites, 735 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km109 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 3 kmNW
- Lake Wohlen Lake 10 kmW
- Gerzensee Lake 15 kmSE
- Schiffenensee Lake 24 kmSW
25–60 km1,362 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 41 kmSE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 41 kmSE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 41 kmSE
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 48 kmSE
60–100 km3,948 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 91 kmNE
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 71 kmNE
- Ile de Salagnon Island 71 kmSW
- Insel Schwanau Island 88 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Bern and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Bern | Winterthur | Lausanne | Basel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 121.6K | 111.8K | 139.1K | 177.6K |
| Elevation | 549 m | 441 m | 453 m | 279 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 24° | 24° | 25° | 25° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -3° | -3° | -1° | -1° |
| Annual rainfall | 1,079 mm | 950 mm | 1,181 mm | 805 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Sep | May–Sep | May–Sep | May–Sep |
| Distance | — | 115 km | 79 km | 69 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Münster Bern Attraction, Berne0.3 km E
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Kunsthalle Bern Museum, Berne0.4 km S
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Kunstmuseum Bern Museum, Berne0.5 km NW
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Bernisches Historisches Museum, Einstein Museum Museum, Berne0.6 km S
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Stade de Suisse Landmark, Berne2.1 km NE
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Bärenpark Bern Attraction, Berne0.9 km E
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Pauluskirche Attraction, Berne1.4 km W
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Egelmösli Lake, Berne1.4 km E
Sources & licences
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