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Mountain

Piano delle Formiche

Located in Personico, Leventina District Coordinates: 46°19′41″ N 8°53′01″ E

Map showing the location of Piano delle Formiche Piano delle Formiche
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,824 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cugnasco-Gerra
6.1 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
LUG Lugano Airport36 km
MXP Milan Malpensa International Airport78 km

About Piano delle Formiche

Piano delle Formiche is a mountain. Location: Personico, Leventina District. Elevation: 1,824 m. The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Sprügh Rosso and Motte di Bri.

Climate of Piano delle Formiche

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -5° · Rain 106 mm

Hottest month
July (day 16°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
May (156 mm)
Driest month
February (64 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 Piano delle Formiche
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°3°6°10°13°16°16°12°7°3°0°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-6°-4°1°5°7°7°4°0°-5°-8°
Precipitation (mm)79649213215615413815015014510677

How to get to Piano delle Formiche

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), 36 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) (78 km). The nearest large city is Zurich, 118 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lugano Airport (LUG) Agno 36 kmsouth
  • Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP) Ferno (VA) 78 kmsouth
  • Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) Orio al Serio (BG) 97 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 118 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 130 kmnorthwest
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 131 kmnorth
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 169 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 174 kmwest

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

Day trips from Piano delle Formiche

Within 100 km: 145 historic and cultural sites, 6,756 natural sites, 853 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km552 places

  • Isole di Brissago Island 25 kmSW
  • Sant' Apollinare Island 24 kmSW
  • San Pancrazio Island 25 kmSW
  • Lago Tremorgio Lake 21 kmNW

25–60 km2,568 places

  • Lago Nero Lake 30 kmNW
  • Lajets Lake 58 kmE
  • Lago Sfundau Lake 31 kmNW
  • Lago Ritom Lake 28 kmNW

60–100 km4,634 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 91 kmNW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 91 kmNW
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 93 kmNW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 82 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cugnasco-Gerra Municipality, Locarno District
    6.1 km W
  • Lavertezzo Municipality, Locarno District
    6.2 km S
  • Bodio Village, Giornico
    5.9 km N
  • Pollegio Municipality, Leventina District
    6.2 km NE
  • Biasca Municipality, Riviera District
    7.5 km NE
  • Giornico Municipality, Leventina District
    7 km N

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