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Mountain

Sasso Marcio

Located in Faido, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°30′41″ N 8°46′51″ E

Map showing the location of Sasso Marcio Sasso Marcio
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,354 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Osco
2 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport57 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport98 km

About Sasso Marcio

Sasso Marcio is a mountain. Location: Faido, Leventina District. Elevation: 2,354 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Uomo del Prüch and Pizzo del Sole.

Climate of Sasso Marcio

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
August (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -10°)
Wettest month
July (151 mm)
Driest month
February (87 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 Sasso Marcio
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°-3°-1°4°8°11°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-9°-7°-2°1°4°4°1°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)10287109134138148151149140137123105

How to get to Sasso Marcio

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 57 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (98 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 97 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 57 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 98 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 107 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 97 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 111 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 113 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 148 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 165 kmwest

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

Day trips from Sasso Marcio

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 7,180 natural sites, 932 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km823 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 20 kmW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 6 kmSW
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 20 kmW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 11 kmSW

25–60 km3,284 places

  • Isole di Brissago Island 42 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 42 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 42 kmS
  • Insel Schwanau Island 60 kmN

60–100 km4,182 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 76 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 77 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 79 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 66 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Osco Village, Faido
    2 km S
  • Calpiogna Village, Faido
    3.4 km SE
  • Prato Village, Quinto
    3.7 km SW
  • Dalpe Village, Dalpe
    4.1 km S
  • Mairengo Village, Faido
    2.8 km S
  • Faido City, Faido
    4.1 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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