Village

Buchen

Located in Lauterbrunnen, Interlaken-Oberhasli District Coordinates: 46°35′00″ N 7°54′00″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 1,395 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: BRN Bern Airport48 km; LUG Lugano Airport101 km

About Buchen

Buchen is a village. Location: Lauterbrunnen, Interlaken-Oberhasli District. Elevation: 1,395 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Dorenhubel and Mittelberg.

Photos of Buchen

Schynige Platte Audrius Meskauskas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Schilthorn Schilthornbahn · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jungfrau Roland Zumbühl, Arlesheim · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Buchen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month: August (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night -4°)
Wettest month: June (104 mm)
Driest month: September (82 mm)

2° -4°

4° -3°

6° -1°

11° 4°

15° 7°

18° 10°

14° 7°

10° 4°

5° -1°

3° -3°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

104

Jul

Aug

100

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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 Buchen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	2°	4°	6°	11°	15°	18°	18°	14°	10°	5°	3°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-4°	-3°	-1°	4°	7°	10°	10°	7°	4°	-1°	-3°
Precipitation (mm)	83	84	85	88	95	104	98	100	82	93	95	90

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Buchen

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 48 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (109 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 53 km to the northwest.

Airports

Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 48 kmnorthwest
Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 101 kmsoutheast
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 109 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Bern Population: 121.6K 53 kmnorthwest
Lausanne Population: 139.1K 97 kmwest
Zurich Population: 415.4K 100 kmnortheast
Basel Population: 177.6K 111 kmnorth
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 120 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Buchen

Within 100 km: 198 historic and cultural sites, 6,629 natural sites, 864 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km844 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 12 kmNW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 13 kmNW
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 13 kmNW
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 15 kmN

25–60 km3,042 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 56 kmNW
Lago Nero Lake 51 kmE
Lago Sfundau Lake 50 kmE
Schwarzsee Lake 48 kmW

60–100 km3,805 places

Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 84 kmN
Ufenau Island 97 kmNE
Sankt Petersinsel Island 79 kmNW
Isole di Brissago Island 82 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dorenhubel Mountain, Lauterbrunnen
1 km SW
Mittelberg Mountain, Lauterbrunnen
1.1 km S
Maulerhubel Mountain, Lauterbrunnen
1.7 km SW
Staubbachfall Natural site, Switzerland
1.1 km NE
Soushorn Mountain, Lauterbrunnen
2.2 km NW
Marchegg Mountain, Lauterbrunnen
2.2 km NW