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Municipality

Saanen

Located in Obersimmental-Saanen District, Canton of Bern Coordinates: 46°28′54″ N 7°17′18″ E

Map showing the location of Saanen Saanen
Location in Switzerland
Population
6,817
6.8K
Elevation
1,117 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
66
listed under Saanen
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport51 km
GVA Geneva International Airport95 km

About Saanen

Saanen is a municipality. Location: Obersimmental-Saanen District, Canton of Bern. Population: 6,817. Elevation: 1,117 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Gifferhorn and Saanerslochflue.

Climate of Saanen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (139 mm)
Driest month
September (89 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 Saanen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°6°9°14°17°20°21°17°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°1°6°9°11°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)12412910210211011710310589111128139

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Saanen

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 51 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (95 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 50 km to the west.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 51 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 95 kmwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 110 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 50 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 53 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 93 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 122 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 129 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Saanen

Within 100 km: 158 historic and cultural sites, 5,040 natural sites, 635 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km615 places

  • Schwarzsee Lake 20 kmN
  • Lac de la Gruyère Lake 25 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 23 kmS
  • Arnensee Lake 12 kmSW

25–60 km2,180 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 55 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 46 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 46 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 42 kmNE

60–100 km3,038 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 65 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 96 kmE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 67 kmN
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 97 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Saanen

66 places
  1. 1 Gstaad 9.2K
  2. 2 Saanen 6.6K

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

Cities & villages29

Mountains & nature29

Nearby attractions & nature

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