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Village

Wiggen

Located in Escholzmatt-Marbach, Entlebuch District Coordinates: 46°53′47″ N 7°54′32″ E

Map showing the location of Wiggen Wiggen
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
803 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 Airport31 km
ZRH Zürich Airport79 km

About Wiggen

Wiggen is a village. Location: Escholzmatt-Marbach, Entlebuch District. Elevation: 803 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Guggchnubel and Grosshusegg.

Climate of Wiggen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 114 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (147 mm)
Driest month
January (96 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Wiggen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°11°16°19°22°21°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°2°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)9610398106119147140136100108114112

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

How to get to Wiggen

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 31 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (79 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 36 km to the west.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 31 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 79 kmnortheast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 84 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 36 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 71 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 78 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 92 kmnortheast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 105 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Wiggen

Within 100 km: 301 historic and cultural sites, 5,812 natural sites, 912 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km350 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 21 kmS
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 19 kmSE
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 21 kmS
  • Sarnersee Lake 24 kmE

25–60 km2,492 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 37 kmW
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 25 kmS
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 25 kmS
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 29 kmS

60–100 km4,183 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 70 kmNE
  • Lago Nero Lake 69 kmSE
  • Ufenau Island 75 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 61 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Guggchnubel Mountain, Escholzmatt-Marbach
    0.8 km W
  • Grosshusegg Mountain, Escholzmatt-Marbach
    2.7 km SW
  • Höch Mountain, Escholzmatt-Marbach
    3.2 km N
  • Rotefluespitz Mountain, Escholzmatt-Marbach
    3.3 km SE
  • Glicheberg Mountain, Escholzmatt-Marbach
    3.4 km N
  • Bärgli Mountain, Escholzmatt-Marbach
    3.6 km NE

Sources & licences

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