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Municipality

Signau

Located in Emmental District, Canton of Bern Coordinates: 46°54′56″ N 7°44′20″ E

Map showing the location of Signau Signau
Location in Switzerland
Population
2,624
2.6K
Elevation
730 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
13
listed under Signau
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport18 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg78 km

About Signau

Signau is a municipality. Location: Emmental District, Canton of Bern. Population: 2,624. Elevation: 730 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Emmental and Sunnbergegg.

Climate of Signau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 105 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (139 mm)
Driest month
March (86 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 Signau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°12°17°20°22°22°18°13°8°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)879386961151391271269599105101

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

How to get to Signau

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 18 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (78 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 22 km to the west.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 18 kmwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 78 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 86 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 22 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 73 kmnorth
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 79 kmnortheast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 96 kmsouthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 98 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Signau

Within 100 km: 307 historic and cultural sites, 5,418 natural sites, 882 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km259 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 24 kmW
  • Lake Thun Lake 25 kmS
  • Gerzensee Lake 17 kmSW
  • Amsoldingersee Lake 25 kmSW

25–60 km2,136 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 27 kmS
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 27 kmS
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 29 kmS
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 29 kmSE

60–100 km4,212 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 76 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 80 kmSE
  • Ufenau Island 86 kmNE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 87 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Signau

13 places
  1. 1 Signau 2.8K

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

Cities & villages12

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Emmental Natural site, Canton of Bern
    3.1 km E
  • Sunnbergegg Mountain, Canton of Bern
    3.5 km NE
  • Blaseflue Mountain, Oberthal
    3.7 km NW
  • Howacht Mountain, Langnau im Emmental
    3.8 km E
  • Hurnusser Mountain, Eggiwil
    4 km E
  • Ilfis River, Switzerland
    4 km N
  • Chapf Mountain, Eggiwil
    4.6 km S
  • Leenhubel Mountain, Zäziwil
    6.1 km SW

Sources & licences

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