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Echichens

Located in Echichens, Morges District Coordinates: 46°31′36″ N 6°30′01″ E

Map showing the location of Echichens Echichens
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
473 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport44 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport73 km

About Echichens

Echichens is a village. Location: Echichens, Morges District. Elevation: 473 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Galicien and Venoge.

Climate of Echichens

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
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 Echichens
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°14°18°22°25°25°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°4°8°11°14°13°10°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)8785798910212310410410610310396

Other places to visit in this season: May 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, 10 km to the east.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 44 kmsouthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 73 kmsouthwest
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 88 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 10 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, 2,561 natural sites, 430 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km74 places

  • Lac de Joux Lake 21 kmNW
  • Lake Leman Lake 10 kmS
  • Lac Brenet Lake 21 kmNW
  • Lac de Brêt Lake 21 kmE

25–60 km937 places

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

60–100 km2,163 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 87 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 98 kmE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 78 kmNE
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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