Bire
Located in Kandersteg, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District Coordinates: 46°30′39″ N 7°41′54″ E
- Elevation
- 2,502 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport47 km
- LUG Lugano Airport109 km
About Bire
Bire is a mountain. Location: Kandersteg, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District. Elevation: 2,502 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Zallershore and Kandertal.
Photos of Bire
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Doldenhorn Roland Zumbühl · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Bire
This month · November
A wet month
Day -2° · Night -9° · Rain 100 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 11°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- June (110 mm)
- Driest month
- September (83 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -6° | -5° | -3° | -1° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 3° | -2° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -12° | -11° | -8° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 2° | -1° | -4° | -9° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 89 | 92 | 86 | 89 | 100 | 110 | 100 | 103 | 83 | 96 | 100 | 98 |
How to get to Bire
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 47 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (122 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 52 km to the north.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 47 kmnorth
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 109 kmsoutheast
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 122 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 52 kmnorth
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 82 kmwest
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 115 kmnortheast
- Basel Population: 177.6K 117 kmnorth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 124 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bire
Within 100 km: 173 historic and cultural sites, 6,197 natural sites, 778 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km759 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 21 kmNE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 21 kmNE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 17 kmN
- Lake Thun Lake 20 kmN
25–60 km2,827 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 55 kmN
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 31 kmNE
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 38 kmNE
- Schnäggeninseli Island 31 kmNE
60–100 km3,562 places
- Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 97 kmNE
- Lago Nero Lake 65 kmE
- Sankt Petersinsel Island 75 kmNW
- Isole di Brissago Island 90 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kandersteg Village, Kandersteg2.6 km SW
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Kandergrund Municipality, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District3.3 km NW
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Mitholz Village, Kandergrund2.6 km NW
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Oberi Lauene Neighbourhood, Kandergrund3.2 km NW
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Kandergrund Village, Kandergrund6.4 km NW
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Reichenbach im Kandertal Municipality, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District7.8 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Zallershore Mountain, Kandersteg1 km NE
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Kandertal Natural site, Canton of Bern2.1 km W
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Lägigrat Mountain, Kandersteg2.3 km E
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Dündehore Mountain, Kandersteg2.6 km NE
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Salzhore Mountain, Kandergrund2.7 km NE
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Oeschinen Lake Lake, Canton of Bern2.6 km SE
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Ärmighore Mountain, Reichenbach im Kandertal3.6 km N
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Doldenhorn Mountain, Kandersteg5.5 km SE
Sources & licences
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