Mountain

Ruchen

Located in Hägendorf, Olten District Coordinates: 47°21′44″ N 7°48′25″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 1,123 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Eptingen; 2.1 km N
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg34 km; BRN Bern Airport55 km

About Ruchen

Ruchen is a mountain. Location: Hägendorf, Olten District. Elevation: 1,123 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (34 km). Nearby sights include Belchenflue and Dürstelberg.

Photos of Ruchen

Belchenflue Paebi · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Ruchen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -3° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night -6°)
Wettest month: June (130 mm)
Driest month: March (87 mm)

0° -6°

1° -6°

5° -3°

9° -1°

13° 4°

16° 6°

19° 9°

19° 8°

15° 5°

10° 2°

4° -3°

1° -5°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

118

Jun

130

Jul

118

Aug

110

Sep

Oct

102

Nov

111

Dec

114

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 Ruchen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	0°	1°	5°	9°	13°	16°	19°	19°	15°	10°	4°	1°
Average low (°C)	-6°	-6°	-3°	-1°	4°	6°	9°	8°	5°	2°	-3°	-5°
Precipitation (mm)	96	96	87	98	118	130	118	110	95	102	111	114

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Ruchen

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 34 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Basel, 28 km to the northwest.

Airports

EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 34 kmnorthwest
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 55 kmsouthwest
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 57 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Basel Population: 177.6K 28 kmnorthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 54 kmsouthwest
Zurich Population: 415.4K 56 kmeast
Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 56 kmnorthwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 71 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Ruchen

Within 100 km: 462 historic and cultural sites, 3,633 natural sites, 682 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km165 places

Inkwilersee Lake 21 kmSW
Burgaeschisee Lake 24 kmSW
Trübelbachweier Lake 15 kmS
Basler Weiher Lake 13 kmNW

25–60 km830 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 52 kmSW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 48 kmE
Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 32 kmE
Sankt Petersinsel Island 60 kmSW

60–100 km3,782 places

Strandbad Steckborn Beach 94 kmE
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 76 kmS
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 76 kmS
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Eptingen Municipality, Waldenburg District
2.1 km N
Langenbruck Municipality, Waldenburg District
2.8 km W
Hägendorf Village, Hägendorf
4 km SE
Allerheiligenberg Village, Hägendorf
1.3 km SE
Eptingen Village, Eptingen
2.7 km NE
Egerkingen Municipality, Bezirk Gäu
4.1 km S

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Belchenflue Mountain, Hägendorf
0.3 km E
Dürstelberg Mountain, Langenbruck
0.6 km W
Drootziejer Mountain, Hägendorf
1.2 km S
Spitzenflüeli Mountain, Langenbruck
0.8 km NW
Schellenberg Mountain, Langenbruck
1.8 km NW
Ankenballen Mountain, Langenbruck
1.4 km NW
Steinenberg Mountain, Langenbruck
2.4 km W
Erzenberg Mountain, Langenbruck
2 km SW

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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