Mountain

Roggen

Located in Oberbuchsiten, Bezirk Gäu Coordinates: 47°18′39″ N 7°43′56″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 977 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Balsthal; 2.5 km W
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 Airport48 km

About Roggen

Roggen is a mountain. Location: Oberbuchsiten, Bezirk Gäu. Elevation: 977 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (36 km). Nearby sights include Roggenflue and Hard.

Climate of Roggen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 100 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: January (night -6°)
Wettest month: June (126 mm)
Driest month: March (77 mm)

1° -6°

2° -5°

7° -2°

10° 0°

15° 4°

18° 7°

20° 10°

20° 9°

16° 6°

11° 2°

5° -2°

1° -4°

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 Roggen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	2°	7°	10°	15°	18°	20°	20°	16°	11°	5°	1°
Average low (°C)	-6°	-5°	-2°	0°	4°	7°	10°	9°	6°	2°	-2°	-4°
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 Roggen

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 48 kmsouth
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 64 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Basel Population: 177.6K 30 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 46 kmsouthwest
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 58 kmnorthwest
Zurich Population: 415.4K 62 kmeast
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 77 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Roggen

Within 100 km: 434 historic and cultural sites, 3,671 natural sites, 669 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km158 places

Inkwilersee Lake 14 kmSW
Burgaeschisee Lake 16 kmS
Trübelbachweier Lake 12 kmSE
Basler Weiher Lake 14 kmN

25–60 km756 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 44 kmSW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 54 kmE
Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 37 kmE
Sankt Petersinsel Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km3,860 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 71 kmS
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 70 kmS
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 73 kmS
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 69 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Balsthal Municipality, Bezirk Thal
2.5 km W
Oberbuchsiten Village, Oberbuchsiten
2.7 km E
Oensingen Municipality, Bezirk Gäu
2.6 km S
Oensingen Village, Oensingen
2.8 km SW
Balsthal Town, Balsthal
3 km W
Holderbank (SO) Municipality, Bezirk Thal
2.9 km NE

Roggen

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Roggenflue Mountain, Balsthal
0.9 km SW
Hard Mountain, Oberbuchsiten
2.6 km NE
Beretenchopf Mountain, Mümliswil-Ramiswil
3.7 km N
Oberberg Mountain, Mümliswil-Ramiswil
3.8 km NW
Bilsteinberg Mountain, Langenbruck
5.2 km N
Hoechi Flue Mountain, Egerkingen
5.3 km NE
Usserberg Mountain, Balsthal
4.7 km SW
Zollbodenchopf Mountain, Niederbipp
4.8 km SW

Roggen

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