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Val-de-Ruz

Located in Val-de-Ruz District, Canton of Neuchâtel Coordinates: 47°03′37″ N 6°54′50″ E

Map showing the location of Val-de-Ruz Val-de-Ruz
Location in Switzerland
Population
17,017
17K
Elevation
765 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
34
listed under Val-de-Ruz
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport47 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg76 km

About Val-de-Ruz

Val-de-Ruz is a municipality. Location: Val-de-Ruz District, Canton of Neuchâtel. Population: 17,017. Elevation: 765 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Val de Ruz 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Val-de-Ruz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°11°16°19°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°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) (76 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 76 kmnortheast
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 110 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 42 kmeast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 64 kmsouth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 71 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 75 kmnortheast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 83 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Val-de-Ruz

Within 100 km: 305 historic and cultural sites, 2,176 natural sites, 395 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km93 places

  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 17 kmE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 15 kmS
  • Lake Murten Lake 19 kmSE
  • Lake Biel Lake 20 kmE

25–60 km445 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 41 kmE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 43 kmS
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 33 kmE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 52 kmSE

60–100 km2,338 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 81 kmSE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 80 kmSE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 79 kmSE
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 89 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Val-de-Ruz

34 places
  1. 1 Cernier 2.1K
  2. 2 Dombresson 1.7K
  3. 3 Chézard-Saint-Martin 1.7K
  4. 4 Fontainemelon 1.6K
  5. 5 Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane 1.5K
  6. 6 Grand-Savagnier 1.1K
  7. 7 Boudevilliers 754
  8. 8 Le Pâquier 208

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

Cities & villages17

Mountains & nature9

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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