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Village

Tengia

Located in Faido, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°28′17″ N 8°49′54″ E

Map showing the location of Tengia Tengia
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,099 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport52 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport94 km

About Tengia

Tengia is a village. Location: Faido, Leventina District. Elevation: 1,099 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Motta di Gribbio and Mottarone.

Climate of Tengia

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 111 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
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).

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Climate of Tengia
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°17°20°20°16°12°7°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°-1°1°6°9°12°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)86739612914314614114513813711188

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Tengia

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (94 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 102 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 52 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 94 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 112 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 102 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 115 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 118 kmnorthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 154 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 169 kmwest

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

Day trips from Tengia

Within 100 km: 154 historic and cultural sites, 7,152 natural sites, 916 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km773 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 23 kmW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 9 kmW
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 24 kmW
  • Lago del Sambuco Lake 14 kmW

25–60 km3,160 places

  • Isole di Brissago Island 38 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 38 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 38 kmS
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 50 kmN

60–100 km4,289 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 81 kmW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 82 kmW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 84 kmW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 71 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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