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Mountain

Costone

Located in Airolo, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°30′48″ N 8°37′41″ E

Map showing the location of Costone Costone
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,619 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Airolo
2.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport61 km
BRN Bern Airport97 km

About Costone

Costone is a mountain. Location: Airolo, Leventina District. Elevation: 1,619 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Sasso della Boggia and Castello.

Climate of Costone

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
Wettest month
June (142 mm)
Driest month
February (85 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 Costone
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°2°4°9°13°16°16°13°9°4°2°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-4°-2°2°5°8°8°6°2°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)9685105128134142142141129131118100

How to get to Costone

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 61 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (98 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 95 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 61 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 97 kmnorthwest
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 98 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 95 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 102 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 111 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 141 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 153 kmwest

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

Day trips from Costone

Within 100 km: 182 historic and cultural sites, 7,074 natural sites, 933 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km917 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 10 kmSW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 8 kmSE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 10 kmSW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 6 kmS

25–60 km3,340 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 55 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 52 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 43 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 43 kmS

60–100 km3,932 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 65 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 65 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 68 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 93 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Airolo Village, Airolo
    2.1 km NW
  • Nante Village, Airolo
    1 km NW
  • Madrano Village, Airolo
    1.6 km N
  • Monte Village, Airolo
    3 km N
  • Quinto Municipality, Leventina District
    6.6 km E
  • Piotta Village, Quinto
    3.5 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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