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Municipality

Assens

Located in Gros-de-Vaud District, Canton of Vaud Coordinates: 46°37′04″ N 6°37′39″ E

Map showing the location of Assens Assens
Location in Switzerland
Population
1,075
1.1K
Elevation
637 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
4
listed under Assens
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport58 km
BRN Bern Airport74 km

About Assens

Assens is a municipality. Location: Gros-de-Vaud District, Canton of Vaud. Population: 1,075. Elevation: 637 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Olympic Museum and Lac Les Vuargnes.

Climate of Assens

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (123 mm)
Driest month
March (79 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 Assens
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°17°21°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°13°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)8785798910212310410410610310396

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

How to get to Assens

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 58 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 11 km to the south.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 58 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 74 kmnortheast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 87 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 11 kmsouth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 59 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 73 kmnortheast
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 84 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 127 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Assens

Within 100 km: 190 historic and cultural sites, 2,837 natural sites, 436 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km62 places

  • Lake Leman Lake 23 kmSW
  • Lac Brenet Lake 24 kmW
  • Lac de Brêt Lake 16 kmSE
  • Lac Aubonne Lake 23 kmSW

25–60 km987 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 28 kmSE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 37 kmE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 50 kmE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 39 kmNE

60–100 km2,414 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 73 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 91 kmE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 91 kmE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Assens

4 places
  1. 1 Assens 888

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

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