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Mountain

La Motta

Located in Faido, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°26′52″ N 8°47′24″ E

Map showing the location of La Motta La Motta
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,190 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Chiggiogna
3.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport50 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport91 km

About La Motta

La Motta is a mountain. Location: Faido, Leventina District. Elevation: 2,190 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Pizzo dei Merli and Costa Piana.

Climate of La Motta

This month · November

A wet month

Day 0° · Night -7° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 13°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
Wettest month
June (146 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of La Motta
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°-1°1°6°10°13°13°9°5°0°-2°
Average low (°C)-9°-10°-8°-6°-1°2°5°5°2°-2°-7°-8°
Precipitation (mm)86739612914314614114513813711188

How to get to La Motta

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 50 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (91 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 104 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 50 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 91 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 111 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 104 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 117 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 118 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 154 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 166 kmwest

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

Day trips from La Motta

Within 100 km: 153 historic and cultural sites, 7,057 natural sites, 906 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km774 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 19 kmW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 6 kmNW
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 20 kmW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 10 kmW

25–60 km3,084 places

  • Isole di Brissago Island 35 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 35 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 35 kmS
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 51 kmN

60–100 km4,258 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 79 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 79 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 82 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 69 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Chiggiogna Village, Faido
    3.3 km NE
  • Dalpe Municipality, Leventina District
    2.4 km NW
  • Gribbio Village, Faido
    1.6 km NE
  • Dalpe Village, Dalpe
    3.2 km N
  • Faido City, Faido
    3.4 km N
  • Rossura Village, Faido
    4 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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