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Municipality

Pieterlen

Located in Biel/Bienne Administrative District, Canton of Bern Coordinates: 47°10′26″ N 7°19′41″ E

Map showing the location of Pieterlen Pieterlen
Location in Switzerland
Population
4,651
4.7K
Elevation
444 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Pieterlen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport32 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg50 km

About Pieterlen

Pieterlen is a municipality. Location: Biel/Bienne Administrative District, Canton of Bern. Population: 4,651. Elevation: 444 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Bözingenberg and Häftli.

Climate of Pieterlen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
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 Pieterlen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°17°20°23°23°19°15°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°8°11°14°13°11°7°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)939484941181261101089998106109

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

How to get to Pieterlen

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 32 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (50 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 27 km to the south.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 32 kmsoutheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 50 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 98 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 27 kmsouth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 47 kmnortheast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 64 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 90 kmsouthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 95 kmeast

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

Day trips from Pieterlen

Within 100 km: 399 historic and cultural sites, 3,088 natural sites, 543 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km96 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 24 kmS
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 18 kmSW
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 23 kmS
  • Lake Biel Lake 16 kmSW

25–60 km663 places

  • Mauesee-Insel Island 57 kmE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 56 kmS
  • Schwarzsee Lake 57 kmS
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 44 kmSW

60–100 km3,271 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 88 kmE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 67 kmSE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 66 kmSE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 67 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Pieterlen

1 place
  1. 1 Pieterlen 3.3K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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