Mountain

Hard

Located in Oberbuchsiten, Bezirk Gäu Coordinates: 47°19′15″ N 7°45′49″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 768 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Oberbuchsiten; 0.9 km SE
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg36 km; BRN Bern Airport50 km

About Hard

Hard is a mountain. Location: Oberbuchsiten, Bezirk Gäu. Elevation: 768 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (36 km). Nearby sights include Roggen and Hoechi Flue.

Photos of Hard

Belchenflue Paebi · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Hard

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 100 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -4°)
Wettest month: June (126 mm)
Driest month: March (77 mm)

2° -4°

3° -4°

8° -1°

11° 1°

16° 6°

19° 9°

22° 11°

21° 11°

17° 7°

12° 4°

6° -1°

3° -3°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

111

Jun

126

Jul

115

Aug

109

Sep

Oct

Nov

100

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 Hard
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	3°	8°	11°	16°	19°	22°	21°	17°	12°	6°	3°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-4°	-1°	1°	6°	9°	11°	11°	7°	4°	-1°	-3°
Precipitation (mm)	81	82	77	92	111	126	115	109	90	95	100	94

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hard

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 36 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Basel, 30 km to the northwest.

Airports

EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 36 kmnorthwest
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 50 kmsouthwest
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 61 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Basel Population: 177.6K 30 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 48 kmsouthwest
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 58 kmnorthwest
Zurich Population: 415.4K 60 kmeast
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 75 kmeast

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

Day trips from Hard

Within 100 km: 442 historic and cultural sites, 3,715 natural sites, 672 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km161 places

Inkwilersee Lake 16 kmSW
Burgaeschisee Lake 18 kmSW
Trübelbachweier Lake 11 kmSE
Basler Weiher Lake 14 kmNW

25–60 km807 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 46 kmSW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 52 kmE
Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 34 kmE
Sankt Petersinsel Island 55 kmSW

60–100 km3,861 places

Strandbad Steckborn Beach 98 kmNE
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 72 kmS
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 71 kmS
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 74 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Oberbuchsiten Village, Oberbuchsiten
0.9 km SE
Egerkingen Village, Egerkingen
1.6 km E
Holderbank (SO) Municipality, Bezirk Thal
1.6 km NW
Egerkingen Municipality, Bezirk Gäu
2.5 km E
Holderbank Village, Holderbank (SO)
1.6 km NW
Niederbuchsiten Village, Niederbuchsiten
2.8 km S

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Roggen Mountain, Oberbuchsiten
2.6 km SW
Hoechi Flue Mountain, Egerkingen
2.7 km NE
Beretenchopf Mountain, Mümliswil-Ramiswil
2.8 km NW
Roggenflue Mountain, Balsthal
3.5 km SW
Erzenberg Mountain, Langenbruck
3.7 km NE
Bilsteinberg Mountain, Langenbruck
4.6 km NW
Drootziejer Mountain, Hägendorf
4.6 km NE
Chräiegg Mountain, Langenbruck
4 km N

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Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources