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Mountain

Motta delle Fontane

Located in Faido, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°25′40″ N 8°46′19″ E

Map showing the location of Motta delle Fontane Motta delle Fontane
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,559 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Dalpe
3.4 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport48 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport89 km

About Motta delle Fontane

Motta delle Fontane is a mountain. Location: Faido, Leventina District. Elevation: 2,559 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Pizzo Forno and Poncione del Laghetto.

Climate of Motta delle Fontane

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -9° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
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 Motta delle Fontane
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-3°-1°4°7°10°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-10°-8°-4°0°2°2°-1°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)86739612914314614114513813711188

How to get to Motta delle Fontane

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 48 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (89 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 106 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 48 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 89 kmsouth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 111 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 106 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 117 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 120 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 155 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 165 kmwest

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

Day trips from Motta delle Fontane

Within 100 km: 152 historic and cultural sites, 7,010 natural sites, 902 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km763 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 18 kmW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 7 kmNW
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 19 kmW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 10 kmW

25–60 km3,017 places

  • Isole di Brissago Island 33 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 33 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 33 kmS
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 53 kmN

60–100 km4,284 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 78 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 79 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 81 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 69 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Dalpe Municipality, Leventina District
    3.4 km N
  • Chironico Village, Faido
    5.5 km E
  • Cala Village, Faido
    3 km SE
  • Chiggiogna Village, Faido
    5.8 km NE
  • Dalpe Village, Dalpe
    5.2 km N
  • Gribbio Village, Faido
    4.1 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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