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Natural site

Val de Ruz

Located in Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland Coordinates: 47°02′27″ N 6°54′34″ E

Map showing the location of Val de Ruz Val de Ruz
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
732 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Val-de-Ruz
2.2 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport47 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg78 km

About Val de Ruz

Val de Ruz is a natural site. Location: Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Mont d'Amin and Chaumont du Signal.

Climate of Val de Ruz

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Val de Ruz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°11°16°19°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°2°6°9°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)991018792112120105109102100109115

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Val de Ruz

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 47 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (78 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 42 km to the east.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 47 kmeast
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 78 kmnortheast
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 108 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 42 kmeast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 62 kmsouth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 71 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 76 kmnortheast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 85 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Val de Ruz

Within 100 km: 300 historic and cultural sites, 2,211 natural sites, 398 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km93 places

  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 18 kmE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 13 kmS
  • Lake Murten Lake 18 kmSE
  • Lake Biel Lake 20 kmE

25–60 km477 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 41 kmE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 41 kmS
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 33 kmE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 50 kmSE

60–100 km2,339 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 80 kmSE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 80 kmSE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 78 kmSE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 89 kmSE

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