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Municipality

Lenk

Located in Obersimmental-Saanen District, Canton of Bern Coordinates: 46°25′30″ N 7°27′23″ E

Map showing the location of Lenk Lenk
Location in Switzerland
Population
2,324
2.3K
Elevation
1,545 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
50
listed under Lenk
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport54 km
GVA Geneva International Airport106 km

About Lenk

Lenk is a municipality. Location: Obersimmental-Saanen District, Canton of Bern. Population: 2,324. Elevation: 1,545 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Iffigenfall and Simmenfälle.

Climate of Lenk

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
December (128 mm)
Driest month
September (85 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 Lenk
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°3°5°11°14°17°18°14°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-4°-1°3°6°9°10°7°4°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)117120103102107107959885108123128

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Lenk

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 54 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (106 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 58 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 54 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 106 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 118 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 58 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 64 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 104 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 126 kmnorth
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 134 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lenk

Within 100 km: 153 historic and cultural sites, 5,624 natural sites, 705 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km645 places

  • Oeschinen Lake Lake 22 kmE
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 25 kmSW
  • Daubensee Lake 13 kmE
  • Blausee Lake 20 kmNE

25–60 km2,743 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 39 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 39 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 35 kmNE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 51 kmNE

60–100 km3,094 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 61 kmN
  • Lago Nero Lake 83 kmE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 76 kmN
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 97 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Lenk

50 places
  1. 1 Lenk 2.3K

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

Cities & villages9

Mountains & nature33

Lakes, rivers & coasts7

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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