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Lago Retico

Located in Blenio, Blenio District Coordinates: 46°34′38″ N 8°53′28″ E

Map showing the location of Lago Retico Lago Retico
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,375 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Predasca
2.5 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport64 km
ZRH Zürich Airport101 km

About Lago Retico

Lago Retico is a lake. Location: Blenio, Blenio District. Elevation: 2,375 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Lajets and Cima di Garina.

Climate of Lago Retico

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
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 Lago Retico
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°-3°-1°4°8°11°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-9°-7°-3°1°3°3°1°-3°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)10487112143149159163160153146127107

How to get to Lago Retico

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (101 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 92 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 64 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 101 kmnorth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 106 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 92 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 104 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 118 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 148 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 173 kmwest

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

Day trips from Lago Retico

Within 100 km: 201 historic and cultural sites, 7,259 natural sites, 948 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km816 places

  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 17 kmSW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 22 kmSW
  • Lago Ritom Lake 16 kmW
  • Oberalpsee Lake 20 kmNW

25–60 km3,443 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 31 kmSW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 51 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 51 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 51 kmS

60–100 km4,149 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 99 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 83 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 83 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 86 kmW

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