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Municipality

Sachseln

Located in Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden Coordinates: 46°50′03″ N 8°14′47″ E

Map showing the location of Sachseln Sachseln
Location in Switzerland
Population
5,170
5.2K
Elevation
1,634 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
22
listed under Sachseln
Airports
BRN Bern Airport58 km
ZRH Zürich Airport73 km

About Sachseln

Sachseln is a municipality. Location: Obwalden, Canton of Obwalden. Population: 5,170. Elevation: 1,634 m. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Rudenzer Berg and Lecki Dossen.

Climate of Sachseln

This month · November

A wet month

Day 2° · Night -4° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
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 Sachseln
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°0°3°6°11°14°16°16°12°8°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-5°-3°2°4°7°7°4°0°-4°-7°
Precipitation (mm)94101103113127162160156111112116108

How to get to Sachseln

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 58 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (73 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 62 km to the west.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 58 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 73 kmnorth
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 101 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 62 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 83 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 95 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 123 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Sachseln

Within 100 km: 279 historic and cultural sites, 6,457 natural sites, 958 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km931 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 25 kmSW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 18 kmSW
  • Schnäggeninseli Island 25 kmSW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 24 kmN

25–60 km2,812 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 37 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 37 kmSW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 42 kmSW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 52 kmN

60–100 km3,951 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 64 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 65 kmN
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 88 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 87 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Sachseln

22 places
  1. 1 Sachseln 4.5K

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

Cities & villages5

Mountains & nature14

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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