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Municipality

Balsthal

Located in Bezirk Thal, Canton of Solothurn Coordinates: 47°18′52″ N 7°42′01″ E

Map showing the location of Balsthal Balsthal
Location in Switzerland
Population
6,239
6.2K
Elevation
501 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Balsthal
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg35 km
BRN Bern Airport47 km

About Balsthal

Balsthal is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Thal, Canton of Solothurn. Population: 6,239. Elevation: 501 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (35 km). Nearby sights include Roggen and Oberberg.

Climate of Balsthal

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 100 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (126 mm)
Driest month
March (77 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 Balsthal
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)81827792111126115109909510094

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

How to get to Balsthal

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 35 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Basel, 29 km to the north.

Airports

  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 35 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 47 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 66 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Basel Population: 177.6K 29 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 45 kmsouthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 64 kmeast
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 77 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Balsthal

Within 100 km: 433 historic and cultural sites, 3,540 natural sites, 663 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km165 places

  • Inkwilersee Lake 13 kmS
  • Burgaeschisee Lake 16 kmS
  • Trübelbachweier Lake 14 kmSE
  • Basler Weiher Lake 13 kmN

25–60 km718 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 43 kmSW
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 57 kmE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 39 kmE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 50 kmSW

60–100 km3,753 places

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

Straight-line distances.

Places in Balsthal

3 places
  1. 1 Balsthal 5.9K

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

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

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