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Lake Thun

Located in Canton of Bern, Switzerland Coordinates: 46°41′32″ N 7°43′15″ E

Map showing the location of Lake Thun Lake Thun
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
558 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Spiez
2.4 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport30 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg102 km

About Lake Thun

Lake Thun is a lake. Location: Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Elevation: 558 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Grön Bach and Spitzi Flue.

Climate of Lake Thun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 101 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (129 mm)
Driest month
March (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).

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Climate of Lake Thun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°18°21°24°23°20°15°9°7°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°9°11°14°14°11°7°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)85918392109129118119899710198

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

How to get to Lake Thun

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 30 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (102 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 35 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 30 kmnorthwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 102 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 106 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 35 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 86 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 97 kmnorth
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 98 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 118 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lake Thun

Within 100 km: 267 historic and cultural sites, 6,177 natural sites, 840 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km557 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 8 kmE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 7 kmE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 5 kmSE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 19 kmE

25–60 km2,525 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 38 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 26 kmE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 59 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 47 kmW

60–100 km4,202 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 96 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 78 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 68 kmSE
  • Ufenau Island 99 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Spiez Town, Spiez
    2.4 km W
  • Spiez Municipality, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District
    3.9 km W
  • Sigriswil Village, Sigriswil
    2.8 km N
  • Krattigen Village, Krattigen
    3.5 km S
  • Merligen Village, Sigriswil
    1.5 km NE
  • Sigriswil Municipality, Thun District
    5.2 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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