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Monte San Franco

Located in L'Aquila, Province of L'Aquila Coordinates: 42°27′00″ N 13°23′00″ E

Monte San Franco
kallerna · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,473 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arischia
5 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Rome · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
PSR Abruzzo Airport66 km
CIA Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport97 km

About Monte San Franco

Monte San Franco is a mountain. Location: L'Aquila, Province of L'Aquila. Elevation: 1,473 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Abruzzo Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Monte Ienca and Appennino Centrale.

Climate of Monte San Franco

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
October (102 mm)
Driest month
January (43 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 Monte San Franco
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°5°8°14°17°21°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-5°-2°0°5°8°11°11°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)4353526880827572961028559

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Monte San Franco

The nearest airport is Abruzzo Airport (PSR), 66 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Split, 276 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Abruzzo Airport (PSR) Pescara 66 kmeast
  • Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) Rome 97 kmsouthwest
  • Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) Perugia (PG) 101 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Split Population: 149.8K 276 kmnortheast
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 331 kmnorth
  • Mostar Population: 104.5K 375 kmeast

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

Day trips from Monte San Franco

Within 100 km: 222 historic and cultural sites, 272 natural sites, 32 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km65 places

  • Monte Veticoso Mountain 25 kmE
  • Monte Portella Mountain 13 kmE
  • Monte Pelone Mountain 24 kmN
  • Monte Paradiso Mountain 24 kmE

25–60 km180 places

  • Valle Cerrese Natural site 59 kmW
  • Giulianova Beach Beach 59 kmNE
  • Spiaggia Roseto degli Abruzzi Beach 58 kmNE
  • La spiaggia del Surabaja Beach 58 kmNE

60–100 km281 places

  • Ripari di Giobbe Beach 84 kmE
  • Spiaggia Marina Palmense Beach 85 kmNE
  • Spiaggia Lido di Fermo Beach 90 kmN
  • Spiaggia Porto Sant'Elpidio Beach 95 kmN

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