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Pizzo dei Merli

Located in Faido, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°26′03″ N 8°47′41″ E

Map showing the location of Pizzo dei Merli Pizzo dei Merli
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,517 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Chironico
3.9 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport49 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport89 km

About Pizzo dei Merli

Pizzo dei Merli is a mountain. Location: Faido, Leventina District. Elevation: 2,517 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Motte Alte and Costa Piana.

Climate of Pizzo dei Merli

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -9° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
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 Pizzo dei Merli
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-3°-1°4°8°11°11°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-10°-8°-3°0°3°3°0°-4°-9°-11°
Precipitation (mm)86739612914314614114513813711188

How to get to Pizzo dei Merli

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 49 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (89 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 105 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 49 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 105 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 118 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 119 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 156 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 166 kmwest

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

Day trips from Pizzo dei Merli

Within 100 km: 153 historic and cultural sites, 7,019 natural sites, 902 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km755 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 20 kmW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 8 kmNW
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 21 kmW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 11 kmW

25–60 km3,042 places

  • Isole di Brissago Island 34 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 34 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 34 kmS
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 53 kmN

60–100 km4,277 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 80 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 80 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 82 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 70 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Chironico Village, Faido
    3.9 km E
  • Chiggiogna Village, Faido
    4.2 km NE
  • Dalpe Municipality, Leventina District
    3.6 km NW
  • Cala Village, Faido
    2.1 km SE
  • Gribbio Village, Faido
    2.6 km N
  • Anzonico Village, Faido
    5.2 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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