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Municipality

Belfaux

Located in Sarine District, Canton of Fribourg Coordinates: 46°49′43″ N 7°05′42″ E

Map showing the location of Belfaux Belfaux
Location in Switzerland
Population
3,280
3.3K
Elevation
640 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Belfaux
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport32 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg92 km

About Belfaux

Belfaux is a municipality. Location: Sarine District, Canton of Fribourg. Population: 3,280. Elevation: 640 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Kollegium St. Michel and Franziskanerkloster Freiburg.

Climate of Belfaux

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 92 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (119 mm)
Driest month
March (73 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 Belfaux
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°12°17°20°23°23°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)7676738310411910811394929288

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

How to get to Belfaux

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 32 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (92 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 30 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 32 kmeast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 92 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 100 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 30 kmnortheast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 50 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 89 kmnortheast
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 94 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 101 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Belfaux

Within 100 km: 289 historic and cultural sites, 3,718 natural sites, 567 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km96 places

  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 15 kmS
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 23 kmNE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 23 kmSE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 20 kmNW

25–60 km1,125 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 30 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 58 kmE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 57 kmE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 55 kmE

60–100 km3,353 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 68 kmE
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 73 kmE
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 68 kmE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 99 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Belfaux

3 places
  1. 1 Belfaux 2.3K

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

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