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Lake

Bichselsee

Located in Bichelsee-Balterswil, Münchwilen District Coordinates: 47°27′27″ N 8°54′00″ E

Map showing the location of Bichselsee Bichselsee
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
590 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Seelmatten
0.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport27 km
ACH Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport50 km

About Bichselsee

Bichselsee is a lake. Location: Bichelsee-Balterswil, Münchwilen District. Elevation: 590 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Schauenberg and Guemüliweiher.

Climate of Bichselsee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (145 mm)
Driest month
January (67 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 Bichselsee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°12°17°20°23°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°11°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)67787492111145144135101869585

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

How to get to Bichselsee

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 27 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Winterthur, 14 km to the west.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 27 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 50 kmeast
  • Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) Friedrichshafen 52 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 14 kmwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 28 kmwest
  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 99 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 101 kmwest
  • Reutlingen Population: 112.6K 117 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Bichselsee

Within 100 km: 576 historic and cultural sites, 5,006 natural sites, 996 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km153 places

  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 23 kmN
  • Insel Werd Island 22 kmN
  • Pfäffikersee Lake 15 kmSW
  • Greifensee Lake 21 kmSW

25–60 km1,530 places

  • Mainau Island 35 kmNE
  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 35 kmW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 31 kmNE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 54 kmW

60–100 km4,895 places

  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 63 kmSW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 67 kmS
  • Mauesee-Insel Island 70 kmSW
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 66 kmS

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