Piz Valdraus, Blenio — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Piz Valdraus

Piz Valdraus is a mountain. Location: Blenio, Blenio District. Elevation: 3,096 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Piz Gaglianera and Glatscher da Valdraus.

Photos of Piz Valdraus

Piz Muraun Caumasee · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Piz Valdraus

This month · November

A wet month

Day -6° · Night -12° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month: July (day 6°)
Coldest month: February (night -16°)
Wettest month: July (163 mm)
Driest month: February (87 mm)

-9° -15°

-9° -16°

-7° -14°

-5° -12°

-1° -7°

3° -4°

6° -2°

6° -1°

3° -4°

-1° -8°

-6° -12°

-8° -14°

Jan

104

Feb

87

Mar

112

Apr

143

May

149

Jun

159

Jul

163

Aug

160

Sep

153

Oct

146

Nov

127

Dec

107

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 Piz Valdraus
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	-9°	-9°	-7°	-5°	-1°	3°	6°	6°	3°	-1°	-6°	-8°
Average low (°C)	-15°	-16°	-14°	-12°	-7°	-4°	-2°	-1°	-4°	-8°	-12°	-14°
Precipitation (mm)	104	87	112	143	149	159	163	160	153	146	127	107

How to get to Piz Valdraus

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 70 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (97 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 87 km to the north.

Airports

Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 70 kmsouth
Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 97 kmnorth
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 105 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 87 kmnorth
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 99 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 120 kmwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 147 kmnorthwest
Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 173 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Piz Valdraus

Within 100 km: 231 historic and cultural sites, 7,284 natural sites, 969 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km778 places

Lago Tremorgio Lake 25 kmSW
Lago Ritom Lake 22 kmSW
Oberalpsee Lake 22 kmW
Lago dei Campanitt Lake 17 kmSW

25–60 km3,528 places

Lago Nero Lake 38 kmSW
Isole di Brissago Island 58 kmS
Sant' Apollinare Island 58 kmS
San Pancrazio Island 58 kmS

60–100 km4,178 places

Fahr Abbey Attraction 95 kmNW
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 87 kmW
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 87 kmW
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 91 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Medel (Lucmagn) Municipality, Region Surselva
7.5 km W
Sumvitg Municipality, Region Surselva
8.6 km N
Cozzera Village, Blenio
6.8 km S
Disentis/Mustér Municipality, Region Surselva
11 km NW
Surrein Village, Sumvitg
10 km N
Monte Cesura Village, Blenio
7.8 km S

Piz Valdraus

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Piz Gaglianera Mountain, Blenio
0.5 km SE
Glatscher da Valdraus Natural site, Medel (Lucmagn)
0.6 km NE
Glatscher da Gaglianera Natural site, Lumnezia
0.8 km E
Piz Vial Mountain, Sumvitg
1.3 km E
Piz Vigliuts Mountain, Medel (Lucmagn)
1.3 km NE
Piz Greina Mountain, Lumnezia
1.6 km E
Glatscher da Lavaz Natural site, Medel (Lucmagn)
1.6 km SW
Glatscher dalla Greina Natural site, Sumvitg
2 km E