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Municipality

Echichens

Located in Morges District, Canton of Vaud Coordinates: 46°31′49″ N 6°29′49″ E

Map showing the location of Echichens Echichens
Location in Switzerland
Population
3,071
3.1K
Elevation
474 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
4
listed under Echichens
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport44 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport74 km

About Echichens

Echichens is a municipality. Location: Morges District, Canton of Vaud. Population: 3,071. Elevation: 474 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Olympic Museum and Venoge.

Climate of Echichens

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (122 mm)
Driest month
March (85 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 Echichens
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°21°24°24°20°15°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°8°11°14°13°10°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)99978591105122103101110110113110

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

How to get to Echichens

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 44 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 11 km to the east.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 44 kmsouthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 74 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 88 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 11 kmeast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 45 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 86 kmnortheast
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 88 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 141 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Echichens

Within 100 km: 183 historic and cultural sites, 2,541 natural sites, 427 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km74 places

  • Lac de Joux Lake 20 kmNW
  • Lake Leman Lake 11 kmS
  • Lac Brenet Lake 21 kmNW
  • Lac de Brêt Lake 21 kmE

25–60 km922 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 31 kmE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 50 kmE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 53 kmNE
  • Lac de la Gruyère Lake 48 kmE

60–100 km2,155 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 87 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 98 kmE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 78 kmNE
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 79 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Echichens

4 places
  1. 1 Colombier 522

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

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