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Municipality

Biel/Bienne

Located in Biel/Bienne Administrative District, Canton of Bern Coordinates: 47°08′57″ N 7°15′40″ E

Map showing the location of Biel/Bienne Biel/Bienne
Location in Switzerland
Population
55,602
55.6K
Elevation
441 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
15
listed under Biel/Bienne
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport32 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg54 km

About Biel/Bienne

Biel/Bienne is a municipality. Location: Biel/Bienne Administrative District, Canton of Bern. Population: 55,602. Elevation: 441 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Tierpark Biel-Bözingen and Suze.

Climate of Biel/Bienne

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (107 mm)
Driest month
February (62 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 Biel/Bienne
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°13°18°21°24°24°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)64626376102107959685828273

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

How to get to Biel/Bienne

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 32 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (54 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 26 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 32 kmsoutheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 54 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 103 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 26 kmsoutheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 51 kmnortheast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 67 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 85 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 95 kmwest

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

Day trips from Biel/Bienne

Within 100 km: 368 historic and cultural sites, 2,957 natural sites, 526 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km99 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 12 kmSW
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 21 kmS
  • Lake Biel Lake 10 kmSW

25–60 km656 places

  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 52 kmS
  • Schwarzsee Lake 54 kmS
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 38 kmSW
  • Lake Murten Lake 28 kmSW

60–100 km3,096 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 94 kmE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 67 kmSE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 67 kmSE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 67 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Biel/Bienne and similar cities

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

Measure Biel/Bienne Biel/Bienne Lugano Thun
Population 55.6K 55.1K 63.2K 43.7K
Elevation 441 m 434 m 284 m 560 m
Summer day (hottest month) 24° 24° 27° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° -2° 0° -2°
Annual rainfall 987 mm 987 mm 1,416 mm 1,109 mm
Best months Jun–Sep Jun–Sep May–Sep Jun–Sep
Distance — 2 km 182 km 52 km

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

Places in Biel/Bienne

15 places
  1. 1 Biel/Bienne 55.1K

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

Cities & villages12

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

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