Village

Schachen

Located in Werthenstein, Entlebuch District Coordinates: 47°02′15″ N 8°08′22″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 521 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 Airport51 km; ZRH Zürich Airport56 km

About Schachen

Schachen is a village. Location: Werthenstein, Entlebuch District. Elevation: 521 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Arnehubel and Schwandenegg.

Climate of Schachen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month: July (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: June (149 mm)
Driest month: January (94 mm)

4° -2°

6° -2°

10° 1°

13° 3°

18° 8°

21° 11°

24° 13°

23° 13°

19° 10°

14° 6°

8° 1°

5° -1°

Jan

Feb

100

Mar

Apr

103

May

120

Jun

149

Jul

142

Aug

140

Sep

101

Oct

104

Nov

112

Dec

107

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 Schachen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	6°	10°	13°	18°	21°	24°	23°	19°	14°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	3°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	6°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	94	100	95	103	120	149	142	140	101	104	112	107

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

How to get to Schachen

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 51 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (56 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 48 km to the northeast.

Airports

Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 51 kmwest
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 56 kmnortheast
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 78 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 48 kmnortheast
Bern Population: 121.6K 54 kmwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 68 kmnortheast
Basel Population: 177.6K 72 kmnorthwest
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 100 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Schachen

Within 100 km: 330 historic and cultural sites, 5,730 natural sites, 959 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km297 places

Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 17 kmE
Mauesee-Insel Island 15 kmN
Gamma-Inseli Island 15 kmN
Altstadinsle Island 17 kmE

25–60 km2,391 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 54 kmW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 47 kmNE
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 47 kmSW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 47 kmSW

60–100 km4,331 places

Strandbad Steckborn Beach 93 kmNE
Lago Nero Lake 72 kmSE
Sankt Petersinsel Island 76 kmW
Insel Werd Island 88 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Arnehubel Mountain, Schwarzenberg
3.5 km SE
Schwandenegg Mountain, Schwarzenberg
4.1 km SE
Lindebüel Mountain, Schwarzenberg
4.7 km S
Guberwald Natural site, Switzerland
5.1 km SE
Chrüzhubel Mountain, Schwarzenberg
5.5 km E
Spinnegg Mountain, Schwarzenberg
5.5 km S