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Municipality

Gempen

Located in Bezirk Dorneck, Canton of Solothurn Coordinates: 47°28′42″ N 7°39′33″ E

Map showing the location of Gempen Gempen
Location in Switzerland
Population
901
901
Elevation
714 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Gempen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg17 km
BRN Bern Airport64 km

About Gempen

Gempen is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Dorneck, Canton of Solothurn. Population: 901. Elevation: 714 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (17 km). Nearby sights include Ruine Alt Schauenburg and Ruine Dorneck.

Climate of Gempen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (120 mm)
Driest month
March (76 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 Gempen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°11°16°19°21°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°2°6°9°11°11°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)8182769011212010910189929898

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

How to get to Gempen

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 17 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Basel, 11 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 17 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 64 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 67 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Basel Population: 177.6K 11 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 39 kmnorthwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 59 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 61 kmsouth
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 68 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gempen

Within 100 km: 478 historic and cultural sites, 2,427 natural sites, 605 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km186 places

  • Basler Weiher Lake 6 kmS
  • Rheinhafen Kleinhüningen Lake 13 kmN
  • Seidenhoflochweiher Lake 22 kmSE
  • Neuer Teich Lake 11 kmN

25–60 km688 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 59 kmS
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 59 kmE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 46 kmSE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 60 kmSW

60–100 km2,636 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 90 kmS
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 89 kmS
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 92 kmS
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 88 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gempen

1 place
  1. 1 Gempen 722

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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