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Mountain

Pizzo Canariscio

Located in Airolo, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°33′04″ N 8°36′23″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo Canariscio Pizzo Canariscio
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,526 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Airolo
2.6 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport65 km
BRN Bern Airport94 km

About Pizzo Canariscio

Pizzo Canariscio is a mountain. Location: Airolo, Leventina District. Elevation: 2,526 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Poncione di Löita del Pizzo and Ovi di Scimfuss.

Climate of Pizzo Canariscio

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 118 mm

Hottest month
July (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
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 Pizzo Canariscio
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°3°7°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-10°-8°-3°0°2°3°0°-4°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)9685105128134142142141129131118100

How to get to Pizzo Canariscio

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 65 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Zürich Airport (ZRH) (101 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 91 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 65 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 94 kmnorthwest
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 101 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 91 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 99 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 106 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 137 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 151 kmwest

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

Day trips from Pizzo Canariscio

Within 100 km: 197 historic and cultural sites, 7,087 natural sites, 950 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1,002 places

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

25–60 km3,382 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 52 kmW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 48 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 48 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 47 kmS

60–100 km3,850 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 96 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 62 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 63 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 65 kmW

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