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Pizzo Barbarera

Located in Airolo, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°34′14″ N 8°39′31″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo Barbarera Pizzo Barbarera
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,804 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Airolo
5.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport66 km
BRN Bern Airport96 km

About Pizzo Barbarera

Pizzo Barbarera is a mountain. Location: Airolo, Leventina District. Elevation: 2,804 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include La Rossa and Lago di Froda.

Climate of Pizzo Barbarera

This month · November

A wet month

Day -4° · Night -10° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
July (day 8°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Pizzo Barbarera
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-7°-7°-6°-4°1°5°8°8°5°1°-4°-6°
Average low (°C)-13°-14°-12°-10°-5°-2°0°1°-2°-6°-10°-12°
Precipitation (mm)9685105128134142142141129131118100

How to get to Pizzo Barbarera

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 66 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (99 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 89 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 66 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 96 kmnorthwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 99 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 89 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 102 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 104 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 137 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 155 kmwest

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

Day trips from Pizzo Barbarera

Within 100 km: 189 historic and cultural sites, 7,148 natural sites, 946 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km998 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 16 kmSW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 11 kmSE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 16 kmSW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 12 kmS

25–60 km3,345 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 55 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 51 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 49 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 49 kmS

60–100 km3,940 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 95 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 66 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 66 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 69 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Airolo Village, Airolo
    5.9 km SW
  • Andermatt Municipality, Uri
    5.9 km N
  • Quinto Municipality, Leventina District
    6.2 km SE
  • Alpe Ritóm Village, Quinto
    3 km SE
  • Monte Village, Airolo
    3.8 km SW
  • Piora Village, Quinto
    4.3 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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