Canton of Berne · Switzerland
Bern travel guide
Bern is a city in Canton of Berne, Switzerland, home to about 137,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BRN6 km · Bern Airport
- Currency
- CHFSwiss franc
- Time zone
- Europe/Zurich
- Language
- French, German, Italian
When to go
The best time to visit Bern
Bern has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; August is the wettest, with about 127 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Bern: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bern Airport (BRN), about 5.5 km from the city centre in a straight line; EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL, 73 km) and Zürich Airport (ZRH, 101 km) are also within reach.
BRN · Bern Airport
BSL · EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg
ZRH · Zürich Airport
Questions
Bern: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Bern?
Bern has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; August is the wettest, with about 127 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Bern?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bern Airport (BRN), about 5.5 km from the city centre in a straight line; EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL, 73 km) and Zürich Airport (ZRH, 101 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Bern?
Swiss franc (CHF).
Nearby
Destinations near Bern
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.