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Mountain

Pizzo Sella

Located in Airolo, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°29′49″ N 8°33′21″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo Sella Pizzo Sella
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,517 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Fontana
2.4 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport61 km
BRN Bern Airport93 km

About Pizzo Sella

Pizzo Sella is a mountain. Location: Airolo, Leventina District. Elevation: 2,517 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Il Forno and Sella di Sopra.

Climate of Pizzo Sella

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -9° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
June (137 mm)
Driest month
February (73 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 Sella
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-3°-1°4°7°11°11°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-10°-8°-4°0°2°3°0°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)83739512013313713113612512710685

How to get to Pizzo Sella

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 61 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (97 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 97 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 61 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 93 kmnorthwest
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 97 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 97 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 98 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 113 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 140 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 148 kmwest

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

Day trips from Pizzo Sella

Within 100 km: 192 historic and cultural sites, 7,042 natural sites, 931 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km934 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 5 kmS
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 13 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 4 kmSW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 9 kmSE

25–60 km3,350 places

  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 51 kmNW
  • Strandbad Brienz Beach 48 kmNW
  • Isole di Brissago Island 43 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 43 kmS

60–100 km3,881 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 60 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 61 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 63 kmW
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 93 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Fontana Village, Airolo
    2.4 km N
  • Airolo Village, Airolo
    5.6 km NE
  • Ossasco Village, Bedretto
    2.2 km NW
  • Villa Village, Bedretto
    2.8 km NW
  • Bedretto Municipality, Leventina District
    5.8 km W
  • Bedretto Village, Bedretto
    3.6 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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