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Municipality

Kerns

Located in Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden Coordinates: 46°50′23″ N 8°18′05″ E

Map showing the location of Kerns Kerns
Location in Switzerland
Population
6,295
6.3K
Elevation
1,017 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
62
listed under Kerns
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport62 km
ZRH Zürich Airport71 km

About Kerns

Kerns is a municipality. Location: Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden. Population: 6,295. Elevation: 1,017 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Storegghorn and Riederberg.

Climate of Kerns

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (162 mm)
Driest month
January (94 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 Kerns
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°7°10°15°18°20°20°16°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°1°6°8°11°11°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)94101103113127162160156111112116108

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Kerns

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 62 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (71 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 62 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 62 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 71 kmnorth
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 103 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 62 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 66 kmwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 81 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 125 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Kerns

Within 100 km: 294 historic and cultural sites, 6,478 natural sites, 961 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km977 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 22 kmSW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 22 kmN
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 24 kmE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 24 kmE

25–60 km2,810 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 41 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 41 kmSW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 46 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 29 kmSW

60–100 km3,946 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 68 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 64 kmN
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 92 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 85 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kerns

62 places
  1. 1 Kerns 5.2K
  2. 2 Melchsee-Frutt 70

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

Cities & villages10

Mountains & nature41

Lakes, rivers & coasts7

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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