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Municipality

Kandersteg

Located in Frutigen-Niedersimmental District, Canton of Bern Coordinates: 46°28′09″ N 7°42′30″ E

Map showing the location of Kandersteg Kandersteg
Location in Switzerland
Population
1,281
1.3K
Elevation
2,662 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
70
listed under Kandersteg
Airports
BRN Bern Airport52 km
LUG Lugano Airport106 km

About Kandersteg

Kandersteg is a municipality. Location: Frutigen-Niedersimmental District, Canton of Bern. Population: 1,281. Elevation: 2,662 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Balmhorn and Oeschinen Lake.

Climate of Kandersteg

This month · November

A cold month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
November (95 mm)
Driest month
September (75 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 Kandersteg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-6°-5°-3°3°6°9°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-11°-9°-4°-1°2°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)868489868887808475909590

How to get to Kandersteg

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 52 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (122 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 57 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 52 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 106 kmsoutheast
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 122 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 57 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 83 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 119 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 122 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 124 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kandersteg

Within 100 km: 171 historic and cultural sites, 6,166 natural sites, 771 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km745 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 25 kmN
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 25 kmN
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 21 kmN
  • Lake Thun Lake 25 kmN

25–60 km2,918 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 60 kmN
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 34 kmNE
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 41 kmNE
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 34 kmNE

60–100 km3,445 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 64 kmE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 80 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 88 kmSE
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 87 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kandersteg

70 places
  1. 1 Kandersteg 1.1K

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

Cities & villages1

Mountains & nature54

Lakes, rivers & coasts4

Nearby attractions & nature

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