Village

Herrenmatt

Located in Hochwald, Bezirk Dorneck Coordinates: 47°27′25″ N 7°37′28″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 614 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg18 km; BRN Bern Airport61 km

About Herrenmatt

Herrenmatt is a village. Location: Hochwald, Bezirk Dorneck. Elevation: 614 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (18 km). Nearby sights include Burgruine Bärenfels and Schloss Angenstein.

Climate of Herrenmatt

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 98 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -3°)
Wettest month: June (120 mm)
Driest month: March (76 mm)

3° -3°

5° -2°

8° 0°

12° 2°

16° 7°

19° 10°

22° 12°

18° 9°

13° 5°

7° 1°

4° -2°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

112

Jun

120

Jul

109

Aug

101

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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 Herrenmatt
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	5°	8°	12°	16°	19°	22°	22°	18°	13°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-2°	0°	2°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	5°	1°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	81	82	76	90	112	120	109	101	89	92	98	98

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

How to get to Herrenmatt

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 18 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Basel, 12 km to the north.

Airports

EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 18 kmnorthwest
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 61 kmsouth
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 70 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Basel Population: 177.6K 12 kmnorth
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 40 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 58 kmsouth
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 62 kmnorth
Zurich Population: 415.4K 71 kmeast

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

Day trips from Herrenmatt

Within 100 km: 465 historic and cultural sites, 2,429 natural sites, 586 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km179 places

Basler Weiher Lake 4 kmSE
Rheinhafen Kleinhüningen Lake 15 kmN
Seidenhoflochweiher Lake 23 kmSE
Neuer Teich Lake 14 kmN

25–60 km670 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 56 kmS
Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 48 kmE
Sankt Petersinsel Island 56 kmSW
Mauesee-Insel Island 47 kmSE

60–100 km2,631 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 62 kmE
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 88 kmS
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 87 kmS
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 90 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Burgruine Bärenfels Historic site, Duggingen
1.1 km NW
Schloss Angenstein Historic site, Duggingen
1.6 km NW
Ruine Dorneck Historic site, Dornach
2.6 km N
Burgruine Pfeffingen Historic site, Pfeffingen
2.5 km W
Kloster Dornach Attraction, Dornach
3.6 km N
Eremitage Arlesheim Natural site, Arlesheim
3.8 km N

Herrenmatt

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026