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Mountain

Crêt du Soleil

Located in Orvin, Bernese Jura Coordinates: 47°10′11″ N 7°10′55″ E

Map showing the location of Crêt du Soleil Crêt du Soleil
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,314 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Orvin
2.6 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport37 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg54 km

About Crêt du Soleil

Crêt du Soleil is a mountain. Location: Orvin, Bernese Jura. Elevation: 1,314 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Crête des Boveresses and Le Châtillon.

Climate of Crêt du Soleil

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
June (126 mm)
Driest month
March (84 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 Crêt du Soleil
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°4°7°12°15°17°17°14°9°3°0°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-4°-2°3°5°8°8°5°1°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)939484941181261101089998106109

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Crêt du Soleil

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 37 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (54 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 32 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 37 kmsoutheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 54 kmnortheast
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 108 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 32 kmsoutheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 52 kmnortheast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 66 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 84 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 89 kmwest

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

Day trips from Crêt du Soleil

Within 100 km: 350 historic and cultural sites, 2,541 natural sites, 484 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km83 places

  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 11 kmS
  • Lake Biel Lake 10 kmS
  • Häftli Lake 13 kmE
  • Etang de la Gruère Lake 13 kmNW

25–60 km581 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 29 kmSE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 53 kmS
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 25 kmSE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 57 kmS

60–100 km2,711 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 99 kmE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 73 kmSE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 72 kmSE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 73 kmSE

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