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Punta della Sabbia

Located in Formazza, Verbania Coordinates: 46°25′15″ N 8°21′45″ E

Map showing the location of Punta della Sabbia Punta della Sabbia
Location in Italy
Elevation
2,957 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Canza
5.4 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Rome · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport63 km
BRN Bern Airport86 km

About Punta della Sabbia

Punta della Sabbia is a mountain. Location: Formazza, Verbania. Elevation: 2,957 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Corno di Ban and Pizzo del Vallone.

Climate of Punta della Sabbia

This month · November

A cold month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 97 mm

Hottest month
August (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
August (111 mm)
Driest month
February (72 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 Punta della Sabbia
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-8°-8°-6°-5°0°4°7°8°5°0°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-14°-13°-10°-6°-3°0°1°-2°-6°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)8172891031081091071111021089782

How to get to Punta della Sabbia

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 63 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (92 km). The nearest large city is Bern, 91 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 63 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 86 kmnorthwest
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 92 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bern Population: 121.6K 91 kmnorthwest
  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 106 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 124 kmnorth
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 133 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 140 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Punta della Sabbia

Within 100 km: 149 historic and cultural sites, 6,917 natural sites, 853 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km821 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 14 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 13 kmE
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 23 kmE
  • Lago del Narét Lake 17 kmE

25–60 km3,385 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 51 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 51 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 53 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 44 kmNW

60–100 km3,713 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 94 kmNW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 99 kmN
  • Ufenau Island 94 kmN
  • Insel Lützelau Island 95 kmN

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