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Mountain

Egg

Located in Homberg, Thun District Coordinates: 46°45′56″ N 7°41′13″ E

Map showing the location of Egg Egg
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,172 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Heiligenschwendi
1.6 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport22 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg94 km

About Egg

Egg is a mountain. Location: Homberg, Thun District. Elevation: 1,172 m. The best months to visit are July–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Winteregg and Roteberg.

Climate of Egg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 101 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
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 Egg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°6°9°14°17°20°19°16°11°5°3°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-3°0°5°7°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)85918392109129118119899710198

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Egg

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 22 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (94 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 27 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 22 kmnorthwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 94 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 101 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 27 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 85 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 89 kmnorth
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 94 kmnortheast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 113 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Egg

Within 100 km: 276 historic and cultural sites, 5,917 natural sites, 849 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km403 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 14 kmSE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 13 kmSE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 14 kmSE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 23 kmE

25–60 km2,301 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 30 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 28 kmE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 54 kmNW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 59 kmNE

60–100 km4,338 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 91 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 72 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 74 kmSE
  • Ufenau Island 97 kmNE

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