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Mountain

Costa

Located in Blenio, Blenio District Coordinates: 46°32′50″ N 8°50′48″ E

Map showing the location of Costa Costa
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,510 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Acquacalda
1.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport61 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport102 km

About Costa

Costa is a mountain. Location: Blenio, Blenio District. Elevation: 2,510 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Pizzo di Cadrèigh and Croce del Bosc.

Climate of Costa

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (163 mm)
Driest month
February (87 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 Costa
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-3°-2°3°7°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-10°-8°-3°0°2°2°0°-4°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)10487112143149159163160153146127107

How to get to Costa

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 61 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (102 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 94 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 61 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 102 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 104 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 94 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 107 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 116 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 148 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 170 kmwest

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

Day trips from Costa

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 7,225 natural sites, 944 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km832 places

  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 12 kmSW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 18 kmSW
  • Lago Ritom Lake 12 kmW
  • Oberalpsee Lake 19 kmNW

25–60 km3,350 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 26 kmSW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 47 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 47 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 47 kmS

60–100 km4,180 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 80 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 81 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 83 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 69 kmW

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