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Lake

Bachsee

Located in Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District Coordinates: 46°40′10″ N 8°01′17″ E

Map showing the location of Bachsee Bachsee
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,252 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Grindelwald
5.2 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport48 km
ZRH Zürich Airport96 km

About Bachsee

Bachsee is a lake. Location: Grindelwald, Interlaken-Oberhasli District. Elevation: 2,252 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Faulhorn and Ritzengrätli.

Climate of Bachsee

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 12°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
June (138 mm)
Driest month
January (93 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
Climate of Bachsee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-2°1°6°9°12°12°9°4°-1°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-9°-7°-2°1°3°4°1°-3°-7°-10°
Precipitation (mm)939697106117138134133101109111104

How to get to Bachsee

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 48 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (96 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 54 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 48 kmnorthwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 96 kmnortheast
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 101 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 54 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 87 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 105 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 107 kmnortheast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 108 kmwest

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

Day trips from Bachsee

Within 100 km: 239 historic and cultural sites, 6,540 natural sites, 891 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km837 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 16 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 16 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 19 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 6 kmNW

25–60 km3,019 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 56 kmNW
  • Lago Nero Lake 47 kmSE
  • Insel Schwanau Island 60 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 48 kmNE

60–100 km3,814 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 88 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 72 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 84 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 81 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Grindelwald Village, Grindelwald
    5.2 km S
  • Iseltwald Municipality, Interlaken-Oberhasli District
    4.1 km NW
  • Lütschental Municipality, Interlaken-Oberhasli District
    6 km SW
  • Gidisdorf Village, Brienz (BE)
    3.5 km N
  • Iseltwald Village, Iseltwald
    6.3 km NW
  • Schwendi Village, Grindelwald
    4.5 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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