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Municipality

Blenio

Located in Blenio District, Canton Ticino Coordinates: 46°32′43″ N 8°55′42″ E

Map showing the location of Blenio Blenio
Location in Switzerland
Population
1,770
1.8K
Elevation
1,682 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
85
listed under Blenio
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport60 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport103 km

About Blenio

Blenio is a municipality. Location: Blenio District, Canton Ticino. Population: 1,770. Elevation: 1,682 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Cima di Garina and Sasso Lanzone.

Climate of Blenio

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
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 Blenio
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°2°4°9°12°15°15°12°8°3°2°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°2°5°8°8°5°2°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)10487112143149159163160153146127107

How to get to Blenio

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 60 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (103 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 96 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 60 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 103 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 106 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 96 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 108 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 122 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 153 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 176 kmwest

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

Day trips from Blenio

Within 100 km: 192 historic and cultural sites, 7,250 natural sites, 937 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km751 places

  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 18 kmSW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 23 kmSW
  • Lago Ritom Lake 18 kmW
  • Oberalpsee Lake 24 kmNW

25–60 km3,437 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 32 kmW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 48 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 48 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 48 kmS

60–100 km4,191 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 86 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 87 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 90 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 76 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Blenio

85 places

Cities & villages5

Mountains & nature20

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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