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Municipality

Gerlafingen

Located in Bezirk Wasseramt, Canton of Solothurn Coordinates: 47°10′14″ N 7°34′19″ E

Map showing the location of Gerlafingen Gerlafingen
Location in Switzerland
Population
5,336
5.3K
Elevation
452 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Gerlafingen
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport29 km
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg48 km

About Gerlafingen

Gerlafingen is a municipality. Location: Bezirk Wasseramt, Canton of Solothurn. Population: 5,336. Elevation: 452 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Rene Strickler's Raubtierpark and Voliere Chantier.

Climate of Gerlafingen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (129 mm)
Driest month
March (80 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 Gerlafingen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)84858094116129115109949710398

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

How to get to Gerlafingen

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 29 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) (48 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 26 km to the south.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 29 kmsouth
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 48 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 80 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 26 kmsouth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 43 kmnorth
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 67 kmnorth
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 77 kmeast
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 94 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Gerlafingen

Within 100 km: 390 historic and cultural sites, 3,775 natural sites, 683 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km114 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 25 kmSW
  • Inkwilersee Lake 8 kmNE
  • Burgaeschisee Lake 7 kmE
  • Häftli Lake 16 kmW

25–60 km855 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 58 kmS
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 57 kmS
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 59 kmS
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 59 kmSE

60–100 km3,879 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 71 kmE
  • Ufenau Island 92 kmE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 93 kmE
  • Schönenwerd Island 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gerlafingen

1 place
  1. 1 Gerlafingen 4.9K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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