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Melchsee

Located in Kerns, Obwalden Coordinates: 46°46′15″ N 8°16′21″ E

Map showing the location of Melchsee Melchsee
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,890 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Melchsee-Frutt
0.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
BRN Bern Airport61 km
ZRH Zürich Airport79 km

About Melchsee

Melchsee is a lake. Location: Kerns, Obwalden. Elevation: 1,890 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Vogelbiel and Nollen.

Climate of Melchsee

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -5° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -8°)
Wettest month
June (147 mm)
Driest month
January (95 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 Melchsee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°1°3°8°12°15°15°11°7°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-7°-4°1°3°6°6°3°0°-5°-7°
Precipitation (mm)9595103116126147145142112116116106

How to get to Melchsee

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 61 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (79 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 66 km to the west.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 61 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 79 kmnorth
  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 98 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 66 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 70 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 89 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 102 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 129 kmwest

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

Day trips from Melchsee

Within 100 km: 255 historic and cultural sites, 6,617 natural sites, 962 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,097 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 24 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 17 kmW
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 24 kmW
  • Sarnersee Lake 11 kmN

25–60 km2,860 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 36 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 37 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 41 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 59 kmN

60–100 km3,877 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 68 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 72 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 63 kmNE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 92 kmW

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