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Municipality

Epalinges

Located in Lausanne District, Canton of Vaud Coordinates: 46°33′03″ N 6°40′07″ E

Map showing the location of Epalinges Epalinges
Location in Switzerland
Population
9,695
9.7K
Elevation
784 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Epalinges
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport55 km
BRN Bern Airport75 km

About Epalinges

Epalinges is a municipality. Location: Lausanne District, Canton of Vaud. Population: 9,695. Elevation: 784 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Flon and Olympic Museum.

Climate of Epalinges

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (129 mm)
Driest month
March (83 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 Epalinges
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°17°20°23°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°2°7°10°12°12°8°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)92928390106129112114106104108104

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Epalinges

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 55 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 5 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 55 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 75 kmnortheast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 82 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 5 kmsouthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 56 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 74 kmnortheast
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 92 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 131 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Epalinges

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 3,091 natural sites, 443 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km77 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 21 kmSE
  • Lake Leman Lake 20 kmSW
  • Lac des Joncs Lake 22 kmE
  • Lac de Brêt Lake 9 kmSE

25–60 km1,181 places

  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 37 kmNE
  • Schwarzsee Lake 49 kmE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 45 kmN
  • Lake Murten Lake 53 kmNE

60–100 km2,461 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 75 kmNE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 89 kmE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 89 kmE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 85 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Epalinges

2 places
  1. 1 Épalinges 7.7K

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

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