The Napf is a mountain on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Lucerne. With an altitude of 1,408 meters (4,619 ft), it is the summit of the Napfgebiet (Napf region), the hilly region lying between Bern and Lucerne.[3] It is counted geologically as part of the Swiss plateau, although it is sometimes considered part of the Emmental Alps.[4] The region is bounded by the Emmental to the south-west and the Entlebuch to the east. The region is traversed by the Brünig-Napf-Reuss line.
The peak is surrounded by steep hills that are a patchwork of evergreen forests and small mountain farms. Nearby towns include Romoos, Doppleschwand, Michlischwand, Luthern, and Menzberg.
| Climate data for Napf, elevation 1,404 m (4,606 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 98.4 (3.87) |
98.3 (3.87) |
114.1 (4.49) |
125.5 (4.94) |
187.8 (7.39) |
178.0 (7.01) |
188.2 (7.41) |
175.6 (6.91) |
131.1 (5.16) |
118.2 (4.65) |
109.7 (4.32) |
123.9 (4.88) |
1,648.8 (64.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.1 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 15.1 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 149.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 84 | 80 | 77 | 75 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 101.2 | 103.1 | 136.1 | 150.2 | 153.3 | 173.5 | 190.5 | 184.8 | 147.8 | 129.0 | 94.4 | 84.2 | 1,648.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 38 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 35 | 33 | 39 |
| Source 1: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: MeteoSwiss[6] | |||||||||||||
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