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Biel/Bienne gets 159 sunny days a year. Winters are cold with frequent frost. Biel/Bienne stands out for its mobility.
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland is a 71K-resident city with 159 sunny days and 77 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 7.4 µg/m³. A city in Switzerland, known for connectivity.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 7 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Daily mean°C | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Daily low°C | -3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 8 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 21 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | -3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 3 | -2 | 11 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | -12 | -10 | -6 | -3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | -6 | -9 | 1 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 86 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 64 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 77 |
| Dewpoint°C | -0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 9.4 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 6.7 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 37 | 40 | 57 | 69 | 80 | 111 | 92 | 91 | 58 | 109 | 53 | 85 | 881 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 160 |
| Snowfallmm | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 36 |
| Snow days≥1mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Windiest hoursm/s | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 4.0 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 8.0 |
| Clear skyindex | 17% | 41% | 44% | 39% | 39% | 43% | 47% | 49% | 45% | 30% | 25% | 24% | 37% |
| UV indexmax avg | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
Biel/Bienne offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside works 5/12 months, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.
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Air Quality
Biel/Bienne reports an annual PM2.5 of 7.4 µg/m³. That's close to the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³) and well inside historically healthy ranges.
Biel/Bienne reports an annual PM2.5 of 7.4 µg/m³. That's close to the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³) and well inside historically healthy ranges.
Great fit
Measured: WALK index 78.5/100 — mixed terrain ground, strong daily-errand access, lively street environment.
(Access credit 69%, comfort 81% over DEGURBA footprint.)
Measured: 4.9/5 — comprehensive coverage — nearly all residents live within walk of frequent, high-capacity service.
Nearest frequent stop ~107 m (bus, ~every 3 min).