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Municipality

Tafers

Located in Sense District, Canton of Fribourg Coordinates: 46°48′59″ N 7°13′16″ E

Map showing the location of Tafers Tafers
Location in Switzerland
Population
7,639
7.6K
Elevation
654 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
8
listed under Tafers
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport24 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg90 km

About Tafers

Tafers is a municipality. Location: Sense District, Canton of Fribourg. Population: 7,639. Elevation: 654 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Gotteron and Franziskanerkloster Freiburg.

Climate of Tafers

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (126 mm)
Driest month
March (79 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 Tafers
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°12°17°20°23°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)899379891091261131169598103103

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

How to get to Tafers

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 24 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (90 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 23 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 24 kmnortheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 90 kmnorth
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 107 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 23 kmnortheast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 56 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 87 kmnorth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 103 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 104 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Tafers

Within 100 km: 261 historic and cultural sites, 4,406 natural sites, 617 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km203 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 16 kmSW
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 18 kmNE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 17 kmS

25–60 km1,342 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 48 kmE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 48 kmE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 45 kmSE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 58 kmE

60–100 km3,739 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 63 kmE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 93 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 90 kmE
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 76 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Tafers

8 places
  1. 1 Tafers 2.8K
  2. 2 Alterswil 1.8K
  3. 3 St. Antoni 1.8K

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

Cities & villages5

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