Location & Surroundings
Grenchen is a town in Solothurn, Switzerland with 15,927 inhabitants, at 454 m elevation. The nearest larger town is Lengnau, 2 km to the west. The national capital Bern is 27 km to the south. The nearest airport is Bern Airport, 32 km away.
Also known as: Granges · Гренхен · 格倫興 · غرينشين · گرانشان · Grenchenas
Overview
Grenchen is settlement within the municipality of the same name in Switzerland — DE Siedlung in der gleichnamigen Gemeinde in der Schweiz.
It is located in Grenchen, Switzerland.
The elevation is around 454 metre.
Basic Data
- Country Switzerland
- Located in Grenchen
- Type populated place (PPL)
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Geography
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Coordinates
47° 11' 32" N, 7° 23' 45" E
- Elevation DEM: 454 m
- Timezone Europe/Zurich
- Time Shift GMT 1 (DST 2)
Statistics & Country
- Population 15,927
- Pop. Density 5,459 p/km²
- Built-up 31.2%
- Settlement Dense urban cluster
- Currency Franc (CHF)
- Phone Prefix +41
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 09:42
- Sunrise 07:26
- Sunset 17:02
- Day length 9 h 35 min
Alternate Names
Weather in Grenchen
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Grenchen, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 9.0 C with overcast skies and a 1.6 m/s south-westerly wind. Next 24h: 8.8 to 10.8 C, max wind 2.5 m/s. Precip around 0.6 mm. Solar peaks near 45 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 9.0 | 1.6 | 203 | 97 | 1,008.4 | - / 0.00 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 9.8 | 2.1 | 221 | 96 | 1,006.0 | 0.70 / 0.70 | 99 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 12h | 10.8 | 2.5 | 196 | 96 | 1,005.2 | 4.34 / 5.04 | 100 | 44.7 | n/a |
| 18h | 10.0 | 1.6 | 211 | 96 | 1,003.9 | 0.00 / 1.58 | 100 | 13.2 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 8.8 | 1.0 | 194 | 96 | 1,001.8 | 0.00 / 0.59 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 30h | 9.2 | 0.4 | 159 | 97 | 997.7 | 0.51 / 1.10 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 36h | 9.9 | 1.4 | 27 | 97 | 994.1 | 0.77 / 1.87 | 100 | 22.6 | n/a |
| 42h | 7.9 | 2.1 | 348 | 98 | 995.6 | 7.89 / 9.75 | 100 | 9.0 | n/a |
| Friday | 3.1 | 2.3 | 23 | 96 | 1,004.2 | 0.00 / 6.04 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 54h | 0.5 | 2.6 | 36 | 92 | 1,011.2 | 0.00 / 0.54 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 60h | 4.0 | 4.0 | 48 | 59 | 1,014.3 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 4 | 239.0 | n/a |
| 66h | -0.4 | 1.9 | 32 | 88 | 1,018.7 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 4 | 141.0 | n/a |
| Saturday | -1.4 | 2.1 | 47 | 89 | 1,020.9 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 4 | 0.0 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry