Village

Fontana

Located in Airolo, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°31′07″ N 8°33′38″ E

Location in Switzerland

Elevation: 1,288 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: LUG Lugano Airport63 km; BRN Bern Airport92 km

About Fontana

Fontana is a village. Location: Airolo, Leventina District. Elevation: 1,288 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Pizzo di Fieud and Motto del Toro.

Photos of Fontana

Pizzo Rotondo Marco Lurati · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cristallina Stephan Wiesner · CC BY-SA 3.0
Val Tremola H005 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Fontana

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night -4°)
Wettest month: June (142 mm)
Driest month: February (85 mm)

3° -3°

3° -4°

4° -2°

6° 0°

11° 5°

15° 8°

18° 10°

18° 11°

15° 8°

11° 4°

6° 0°

4° -2°

Jan

Feb

Mar

105

Apr

128

May

134

Jun

142

Jul

142

Aug

141

Sep

129

Oct

131

Nov

118

Dec

100

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 Fontana
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	3°	4°	6°	11°	15°	18°	18°	15°	11°	6°	4°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-4°	-2°	0°	5°	8°	10°	11°	8°	4°	0°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	96	85	105	128	134	142	142	141	129	131	118	100

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Fontana

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 63 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (100 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 94 km to the north.

Airports

Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 63 kmsoutheast
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 92 kmnorthwest
Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 100 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Zurich Population: 415.4K 94 kmnorth
Bern Population: 121.6K 98 kmnorthwest
Winterthur Population: 111.8K 110 kmnorth
Basel Population: 177.6K 138 kmnorthwest
Lausanne Population: 139.1K 148 kmwest

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

Day trips from Fontana

Within 100 km: 196 historic and cultural sites, 7,042 natural sites, 939 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km970 places

Lago Nero Lake 8 kmS
Lago Tremorgio Lake 13 kmE
Lago Sfundau Lake 7 kmSW
Lago del Sambuco Lake 10 kmSE

25–60 km3,348 places

Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 60 kmW
Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 50 kmNW
Strandbad Brienz Beach 47 kmNW
Isole di Brissago Island 45 kmS

60–100 km3,859 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 100 kmNW
Fahr Abbey Attraction 99 kmN
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 60 kmW
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 63 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pizzo di Fieud Mountain, Airolo
1.6 km N
Motto del Toro Mountain, Airolo
1.6 km SE
Motto di Pian Pizzo Mountain, Airolo
1.9 km SE
Il Forno Mountain, Airolo
2.2 km S
L'Uomo Mountain, Airolo
2.3 km E
Pizzo Sella Mountain, Airolo
2.4 km S