Mountain

Bütschelegg

Located in Rüeggisberg, Bern-Mittelland District Coordinates: 46°50′34″ N 7°27′22″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 1,056 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Hermiswil; 2.1 km SE
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRN Bern Airport8 km; BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg84 km

About Bütschelegg

Bütschelegg is a mountain. Location: Rüeggisberg, Bern-Mittelland District. Elevation: 1,056 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Imihubel and Riedhubel.

Climate of Bütschelegg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -3° · Rain 89 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: January (night -6°)
Wettest month: June (124 mm)
Driest month: March (67 mm)

1° -6°

2° -5°

7° -3°

10° 0°

15° 4°

18° 7°

20° 9°

16° 6°

11° 2°

5° -3°

1° -5°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

108

Jun

124

Jul

107

Aug

109

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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 Bütschelegg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	2°	7°	10°	15°	18°	20°	20°	16°	11°	5°	1°
Average low (°C)	-6°	-5°	-3°	0°	4°	7°	9°	9°	6°	2°	-3°	-5°
Precipitation (mm)	68	69	67	83	108	124	107	109	90	87	89	78

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bütschelegg

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 8 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (84 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 12 km to the north.

Airports

Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 8 kmnortheast
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 84 kmnorth
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 107 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Bern Population: 121.6K 12 kmnorth
Lausanne Population: 139.1K 73 kmsouthwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 80 kmnorth
Zurich Population: 415.4K 101 kmnortheast
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 102 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Bütschelegg

Within 100 km: 288 historic and cultural sites, 4,968 natural sites, 772 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km231 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 14 kmN
Lake Wohlen Lake 17 kmNW
Schwarzsee Lake 24 kmSW
Gerzensee Lake 7 kmE

25–60 km1,701 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 33 kmSE
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 33 kmSE
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 32 kmSE
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 42 kmE

60–100 km4,096 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 97 kmNE
Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 77 kmNE
Lago Nero Lake 94 kmSE
Ile de Salagnon Island 63 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Hermiswil Village, Rüeggisberg
2.1 km SE
Rüeggisberg Village, Rüeggisberg
2.6 km SW
Niedermuhlern Municipality, Bern-Mittelland District
2.1 km N
Oberbütschel Village, Rüeggisberg
0.8 km SE
Niederbütschel Village, Rüeggisberg
0.8 km SW
Toffen Municipality, Bern-Mittelland District
3.3 km NE

Bütschelegg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Imihubel Mountain, Niedermuhlern
1.4 km NW
Riedhubel Mountain, Rüeggisberg
2.1 km W
Egg Mountain, Rüeggisberg
2.3 km SW
Eigehubel Mountain, Rüeggisberg
3.6 km SW
Lisiberg Mountain, Wald (BE)
4.2 km N
Gibelegg Mountain, Riggisberg
5.5 km S
Ulmizberg Mountain, Köniz
6.6 km N
Gurten Mountain, Köniz
8.3 km N

Bütschelegg

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026