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Mountain

Biel

Located in Obergoms, Goms District Coordinates: 46°30′38″ N 8°17′58″ E

Map showing the location of Biel Biel
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,579 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ulrichen
1 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport73 km
BRN Bern Airport76 km

About Biel

Biel is a mountain. Location: Obergoms, Goms District. Elevation: 1,579 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Straaleloch and Hireli.

Climate of Biel

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 102 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
June (111 mm)
Driest month
February (82 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 Biel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°2°4°8°12°15°16°13°9°4°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°3°6°9°9°7°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)8882941011031111111119910410291

How to get to Biel

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (103 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 81 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 73 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 76 kmnorthwest
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 103 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 81 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 97 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 115 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 128 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 129 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Biel

Within 100 km: 199 historic and cultural sites, 6,877 natural sites, 897 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km949 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 20 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 18 kmE
  • Lago del Narét Lake 21 kmE
  • Lago di Lucendro Lake 19 kmE

25–60 km3,396 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 41 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 42 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 44 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 34 kmNW

60–100 km3,628 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 84 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 88 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 87 kmNE
  • Insel Lützelau Island 87 kmNE

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