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Village

Merligen

Located in Sigriswil, Thun District Coordinates: 46°41′51″ N 7°44′19″ E

Merligen
Adrian Michael · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
574 m
above sea level
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 Merligen

Merligen is a village. Location: Sigriswil, Thun District. Elevation: 574 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 Merligen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 2° · 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 Merligen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°18°21°24°23°20°15°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°4°8°11°14°14°11°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)85918392109129118119899710198

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

How to get to Merligen

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, 36 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 30 kmnorthwest
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 102 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 105 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 36 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 87 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 97 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 97 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 117 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Merligen

Within 100 km: 269 historic and cultural sites, 6,207 natural sites, 854 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km569 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 6 kmE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 6 kmE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 5 kmSE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 18 kmE

25–60 km2,576 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 38 kmNW
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 58 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 49 kmW
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 43 kmNW

60–100 km4,185 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 95 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 77 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 67 kmSE
  • Ufenau Island 98 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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