Lake

Torfsee

Located in Bleienbach, Oberaargau Coordinates: 47°11′51″ N 7°46′11″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 480 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Thunstetten; 2 km NW
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: BRN Bern Airport38 km; BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg49 km

About Torfsee

Torfsee is a lake. Location: Bleienbach, Oberaargau. Elevation: 480 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Sängeliweiher and Langete.

Climate of Torfsee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 100 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: June (126 mm)
Driest month: March (77 mm)

4° -2°

5° -2°

10° 1°

13° 3°

18° 8°

21° 11°

23° 13°

23° 12°

19° 9°

14° 5°

8° 1°

4° -1°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

111

Jun

126

Jul

115

Aug

109

Sep

Oct

Nov

100

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 Torfsee
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	10°	13°	18°	21°	23°	23°	19°	14°	8°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	3°	8°	11°	13°	12°	9°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	81	82	77	92	111	126	115	109	90	95	100	94

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

How to get to Torfsee

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 38 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (49 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 37 km to the southwest.

Airports

Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 38 kmsouthwest
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 49 kmnorthwest
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 66 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Bern Population: 121.6K 37 kmsouthwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 43 kmnorth
Zurich Population: 415.4K 62 kmeast
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 70 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 80 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Torfsee

Within 100 km: 391 historic and cultural sites, 4,306 natural sites, 746 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km142 places

Mauesee-Insel Island 23 kmE
Mauensee Lake 23 kmE
Inkwilersee Lake 8 kmW
Burgaeschisee Lake 8 kmW

25–60 km1,008 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 36 kmSW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 56 kmNE
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 58 kmS
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 57 kmS

60–100 km4,293 places

Strandbad Leissigen Beach 60 kmS
Ufenau Island 77 kmE
Insel Lützelau Island 78 kmE
Schönenwerd Island 72 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Thunstetten Municipality, Oberaargau
2 km NW
Lotzwil Village, Lotzwil
1.8 km SE
Langenthal Municipality, Oberaargau
2.8 km NE
Lotzwil Municipality, Oberaargau
1.9 km SE
Langenthal Town, Langenthal
2.8 km NE
Rütschelen Municipality, Oberaargau
2.9 km S

Torfsee

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sängeliweiher Lake, Thunstetten
0.4 km W
Langete River, Switzerland
2.8 km NE
Aspisee Lake, Langenthal
3.7 km E
Tierpark Langenthal Attraction, Langenthal
2.8 km NE
Önz River, Graben
4.9 km NW
Trübelbachweier Lake, Murgenthal
7.2 km NE
Inkwilersee Lake, Canton of Solothurn
8.1 km W
Burgaeschisee Lake, Canton of Bern
8.3 km W

Torfsee

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026