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Municipality

Faido

Located in Leventina District, Canton Ticino Coordinates: 46°28′29″ N 8°50′08″ E

Map showing the location of Faido Faido
Location in Switzerland
Population
2,889
2.9K
Elevation
1,352 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside
70
listed under Faido
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport53 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport94 km

About Faido

Faido is a municipality. Location: Leventina District, Canton Ticino. Population: 2,889. Elevation: 1,352 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Pizzo Molare and Poncione di Nara.

Climate of Faido

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -3° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
June (163 mm)
Driest month
February (72 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 Faido
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°5°8°13°16°19°18°15°10°5°3°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°-1°4°7°9°9°6°2°-3°-5°
Precipitation (mm)85729513415616315516015214311286

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Faido

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 53 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 53 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 94 kmsouth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 111 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 Faido

Within 100 km: 154 historic and cultural sites, 7,155 natural sites, 919 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 km3,176 places

  • Isole di Brissago Island 39 kmS
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 39 kmS
  • San Pancrazio Island 39 kmS
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 50 kmN

60–100 km4,279 places

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

Straight-line distances.

Places in Faido

70 places

Cities & villages1

Mountains & nature9

Nearby attractions & nature

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