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Natural site

Val de Travers

Located in Canton of Vaud, Switzerland Coordinates: 46°54′43″ N 6°36′06″ E

Map showing the location of Val de Travers Val de Travers
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
732 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Val-de-Travers
1.4 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
BRN Bern Airport68 km
GVA Geneva International Airport84 km

About Val de Travers

Val de Travers is a natural site. Location: Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Haut de la Vy and Chapeau de Napoleon.

Climate of Val de Travers

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 125 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (132 mm)
Driest month
March (99 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 Val de Travers
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°11°16°19°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°2°7°10°12°12°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)11611699102118128111111112113125132

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Val de Travers

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 68 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (84 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 44 km to the south.

Airports

  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 68 kmeast
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 84 kmsouthwest
  • Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) Dole 90 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 44 kmsouth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 58 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 65 kmeast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 86 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 103 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Val de Travers

Within 100 km: 224 historic and cultural sites, 1,760 natural sites, 353 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km92 places

  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 21 kmE
  • Lac des Taillères Lake 6 kmN
  • Lac de Moron Lake 23 kmNE
  • Lac des Brenets Lake 19 kmNE

25–60 km365 places

  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 45 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 57 kmS
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 45 kmSE
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 55 kmE

60–100 km1,880 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 64 kmE
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 96 kmE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 96 kmE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 94 kmE

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