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Sarnersee

Located in Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland Coordinates: 46°52′00″ N 8°13′00″ E

Map showing the location of Sarnersee Sarnersee
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
467 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sachseln
1.3 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport55 km
ZRH Zürich Airport70 km

About Sarnersee

Sarnersee is a lake. Location: Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. Elevation: 467 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Höch Dossen and Riederberg.

Climate of Sarnersee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
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 Sarnersee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°18°21°24°23°20°15°10°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°5°9°12°14°14°11°8°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)94101103113127162160156111112116108

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Sarnersee

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 55 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (70 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 59 km to the west.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 55 kmwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 70 kmnorth
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 97 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 59 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 61 kmnortheast
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 81 kmnortheast
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 119 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Sarnersee

Within 100 km: 292 historic and cultural sites, 6,332 natural sites, 953 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km805 places

  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 18 kmSW
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 21 kmNE
  • Altstadinsle Island 22 kmNE
  • Lake Lucerne Lake 22 kmNE

25–60 km2,806 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 37 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 37 kmSW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 41 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 25 kmSW

60–100 km3,966 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 61 kmW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 62 kmN
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 85 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 91 kmSE

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