Neuchâtel
Located in Neuchâtel District, Canton of Neuchâtel Coordinates: 47°00′34″ N 6°56′17″ E
- Population
- 44,588
- 44.6K
- Elevation
- 720 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 19
- listed under Neuchâtel
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport44 km
- BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg79 km
About Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel is a municipality. Location: Neuchâtel District, Canton of Neuchâtel. Population: 44,588. Elevation: 720 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Seyon and Chaumont.
Climate of Neuchâtel
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 109 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- June (120 mm)
- Driest month
- March (87 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 0° | 2° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 99 | 101 | 87 | 92 | 112 | 120 | 105 | 109 | 102 | 100 | 109 | 115 |
How to get to Neuchâtel
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 44 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (79 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 39 km to the east.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 44 kmeast
- EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 79 kmnortheast
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 107 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bern Population: 121.6K 39 kmeast
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 60 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 75 kmwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 78 kmnortheast
- Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 88 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Neuchâtel
Within 100 km: 299 historic and cultural sites, 2,398 natural sites, 410 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km101 places
- Sankt Petersinsel Island 17 kmNE
- Lake Neuchâtel Lake 10 kmSW
- Lake Murten Lake 14 kmSE
- Lake Biel Lake 19 kmNE
25–60 km551 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 38 kmE
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 37 kmS
- Lake Wohlen Lake 30 kmE
- Schwarzsee Lake 46 kmSE
60–100 km2,455 places
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 77 kmSE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 76 kmSE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 75 kmSE
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 85 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Neuchâtel
19 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages15
- Alpes · Neighbourhood
- Beaux-Arts · Neighbourhood
- Centre · Neighbourhood
- Chaumont-de-Pury · Village
- Corcelles · Village
- Cormondrèche · Neighbourhood
- Draizes - Vauseyon · Neighbourhood
- La Coudre · Neighbourhood
- Maladière - Mail · Neighbourhood
- Monruz · Neighbourhood
- Nord · Neighbourhood
- Pierre-à-Bot - Acacias · Neighbourhood
- Serrières · Neighbourhood
- Trois-Portes · Neighbourhood
- Valangin · Village
Mountains & nature1
- Chaumont du Signal · Mountain
Heritage & sights1
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Seyon River, Switzerland3 km SW
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Chaumont Mountain, Canton of Neuchâtel4.1 km NE
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Val de Ruz Natural site, Canton of Neuchâtel4.1 km NW
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Le Loclat Lake, Laténa4.6 km E
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Mont d'Amin Mountain, Val-de-Ruz8.5 km N
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La Tène Historic site, Laténa6.3 km E
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Gorges de l'Areuse Natural site, Boudry10 km SW -
Zoo Rothaus Attraction, Gampelen7.1 km E
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