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Municipality

Interlaken

Located in Interlaken-Oberhasli District, Canton of Bern Coordinates: 46°41′14″ N 7°51′54″ E

Map showing the location of Interlaken Interlaken
Location in Switzerland
Population
5,634
5.6K
Elevation
571 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport38 km
ZRH Zürich Airport100 km

About Interlaken

Interlaken is a municipality. Location: Interlaken-Oberhasli District, Canton of Bern. Population: 5,634. Elevation: 571 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Alpenwildpark Interlaken-Harder and Chlyne Ruuge.

Climate of Interlaken

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (132 mm)
Driest month
January (90 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 Interlaken
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°12°17°21°23°23°20°15°10°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°9°12°14°14°11°8°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)90959010011313212412593103106102

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

How to get to Interlaken

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 38 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (100 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 43 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 38 kmnorthwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 100 kmnortheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 105 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 43 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 92 kmnortheast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 96 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 99 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 112 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Interlaken

Within 100 km: 267 historic and cultural sites, 6,393 natural sites, 868 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km665 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 4 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 4 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 8 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 9 kmE

25–60 km2,856 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 46 kmNW
  • Lago Nero Lake 58 kmSE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 54 kmNE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 56 kmN

60–100 km4,007 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 91 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 74 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 91 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 70 kmNW

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