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Municipality

Meiringen

Located in Interlaken-Oberhasli District, Canton of Bern Coordinates: 46°43′33″ N 8°11′21″ E

Map showing the location of Meiringen Meiringen
Location in Switzerland
Population
4,639
4.6K
Elevation
600 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
19
listed under Meiringen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport57 km
ZRH Zürich Airport86 km

About Meiringen

Meiringen is a municipality. Location: Interlaken-Oberhasli District, Canton of Bern. Population: 4,639. Elevation: 600 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Ursiflüö and Hobalm.

Climate of Meiringen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (147 mm)
Driest month
January (95 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 Meiringen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°17°20°23°23°20°15°10°8°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°9°12°14°15°12°8°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)9595103116126147145142112116116106

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

How to get to Meiringen

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 57 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (86 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 62 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 57 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 86 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 98 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 76 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 96 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 104 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 121 kmwest

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

Day trips from Meiringen

Within 100 km: 254 historic and cultural sites, 6,732 natural sites, 945 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km950 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 17 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 11 kmW
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 17 kmW
  • Sarnersee Lake 16 kmN

25–60 km3,006 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 29 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 29 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 33 kmW
  • Lago Nero Lake 41 kmSE

60–100 km3,975 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 64 kmNW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 78 kmN
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 64 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 71 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Meiringen

19 places
  1. 1 Meiringen 4.7K

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

Cities & villages8

Mountains & nature9

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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