- Elevation
- 2,769 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LUG Lugano Airport66 km
- BRN Bern Airport97 km
About Piz Alv
Piz Alv is a mountain. Location: Airolo, Leventina District. Elevation: 2,769 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Pizzo di Froda and St. Peterstöckli.
Photos of Piz Alv
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Badus Stephan Wiesner · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Val Tremola H005 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Piz Alv
This month · November
A wet month
Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 123 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 8°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- July (151 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -7° | -5° | -4° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -12° | -9° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 1° | -2° | -5° | -10° | -12° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 102 | 87 | 109 | 134 | 138 | 148 | 151 | 149 | 140 | 137 | 123 | 105 |
How to get to Piz Alv
The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 66 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (98 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 88 km to the north.
Airports
- Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 66 kmsouth
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 97 kmnorthwest
- Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 98 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Zurich Population: 415.4K 88 kmnorth
- Bern Population: 121.6K 103 kmnorthwest
- Winterthur Population: 111.8K 103 kmnorth
- Basel Population: 177.6K 137 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 157 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Piz Alv
Within 100 km: 192 historic and cultural sites, 7,150 natural sites, 952 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km993 places
- Lago Nero Lake 18 kmSW
- Lago Tremorgio Lake 12 kmS
- Lago Sfundau Lake 17 kmSW
- Lago del Sambuco Lake 13 kmS
25–60 km3,356 places
- Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 56 kmW
- Strandbad Brienz Beach 52 kmW
- Isole di Brissago Island 50 kmS
- Sant' Apollinare Island 50 kmS
60–100 km3,945 places
- Fahr Abbey Attraction 94 kmN
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 67 kmW
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 67 kmW
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 70 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Andermatt Municipality, Uri5.9 km NW
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Quinto Municipality, Leventina District6.2 km SE
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Alpe Ritóm Village, Quinto3.3 km S
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Airolo Village, Airolo7.6 km SW
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Cadagno di Dentro Neighbourhood, Quinto3.9 km SE
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Monte Village, Airolo5.5 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pizzo di Froda Mountain, Airolo0.5 km W
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St. Peterstöckli Mountain, Andermatt0.6 km N
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La Rossa Mountain, Andermatt0.8 km W
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Glatscher da Maighels Natural site, Tujetsch1.2 km E
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Lago di Froda Lake, Airolo1.1 km SW
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Piz Borel Mountain, Tujetsch1.6 km E
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Glatscher da Maighels Natural site, Tujetsch1.6 km NE
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Pizzo Barbarera Mountain, Airolo1.8 km SW
Sources & licences
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